Lace, Petticoats & Lingerie

This work draws upon both tradition and contemporary models of lace & underwear production, signifiers and cultural views of social behaviours, intimacy & exposure. The forthcoming exhibition at the Cass Gallery in 2012 (alongside other practitioners including Mah Rana, Flora McLean Vincent, Simone ten Hompel) will include samplers, piecework and garments for outerwear/ underwear.

Drawing approaches

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L0013467 Pseudo-Galen, Anathomia; WMS 290

L0036059 A tattoos on a piece of human skin

C0000713 Anatomical fugitive sheet, 1566

L0043496 Ambroise Pare: prosthetics, mechanical hand

L0037321 Mrs Prince, after surgical removal of a breast.

L0031661 WMS 93, Arzneibuch, Book of medical receipts

L0023637 L. Heister, latent or occult breast cancer

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Penelope Watkins

Traditional Lace

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Looking specifically at transforming gender-specific manufacturing tasks (such as piecework within textiles), this work seeks to challenge gender roles and map the effect (if any) upon design, production etc.

Contemporary Lace

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Miss Crofton

Knickers

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Bras

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Petticoat Lane: Past

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Petticoat Lane: Present

Drawing upon Petticoat Lane and the Aldgate area, relevant research archives and the Wonder of Making symposium (‘feminine and making’), I am combining traditionally feminised crafts (such as lace-making, whitework, needlepoint etc) with emergent technologies such as 3D printing, SLS, 3D scanning to map and exhibit changes in gender roles in manufacturing.

3D Scanning