Sarah Appleton - Textile Artist Blog

I don't often post about other people's work, but one of my AUB peers has a mid-century inspired textile exhibition currently on display at the university library that I think is just fabulous (and I'm only a little bit biased because she is also a Sarah)! Sarah Wilson's work; not mine! I love her choice of colours and authentic retro style and I can say from seeing her work first hand that she is a true talent! You can see more photos and blog posts from Sarah detailing her inspiration  here .

Whilst recently perusing an issue of Embroidery magazine in my university library (yes, really), I came across an article about Leigh Bowser , a super talented embroidery artist who makes ultra rad pop icon brooches in her Etsy shop. On investigating her work further, I found that she also runs an ongoing campaign / exhibition called  The Blood Bag Project , which raises awareness for Diamond Blackfan Anaemia . Anyone can take part in the exhibition and since I am not monetarily blessed I thought this was a really fun and unique way to contribute to a worthy cause, so I did: I liked the idea of trying to make the bag look like a real transfusion bag and then filling it with different textured textiley things which represented the blood; I used ribbons, wire, lace, foam hearts, fake flowers, fabric scraps, shaped sequins and handmade cords, I also made cords and braided them together to make the 'tube' which hangs down under the bag. These were made from yarn, some shiny, sli...