Rose Meyer

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You never finished your project and time crept in, leaving marks you had not intended, I too left accidental accents; blossoms of crimson against the white of our work.

Time/Stains, 1090 x 1060mm Embroidery on unfinished tablecloth

Shown at mothermother Iteration 13, FINGER PRICKS & CURSES for TENT: Aotearoa Art Fair

“Arthritic hands, clearing out the stash, boredom, changes in fashion, lack of time, death, or an inability to concentrate; all could be reasons for abandoned stitch works. These histories may never be revealed. In early 19th Century Britain, embroidery was regarded as frivolous and quite unhealthy, as it requires many hours of sitting down and inner focus. Fifteen mothermother artists have been invited to pick up these discarded works, collaborate with an unknown crafter, and engage in excessive making and concentration, synthesising layered histories, one stitch at a time.”