Sow : Sew
6 September – 1 November 2008

Sow : Sew features a series of large and vibrant felt artworks by the textile artist Jeanette Appleton.  In these works she explores the marks made by humans – whether farmer, traveller or tourist – upon the earth. They are accompanied by several smaller scale exhibits in paper and felt.

This major solo exhibition was developed during a year-long residency at the University of Huddersfield. During this time, Appleton explored the boundaries between hand and mass production. She worked with digital embroidery machines and intervened in the production process to make new images and structures carrying the marks of the creative hand.

Inspiration for the subject matter was informed by the artist’s research at the John Innes Science Centre in Norwich. Appleton compares marks we make on the land with those made by the needle upon cloth and likens the sowing of seed by hand and machine to marks and making in stitch and felt.

Sow : Sew is an Arts Council funded exhibition.

Image: Untitled by Jeanette Appleton, 2007.

Lunchtime talk by the artist: Wednesday 10 September, 1pm, free.