© 2016 Kate Whitehead

_katewhiteheadMy work is a protest against the way textiles are consumed in Western Society. I'm tired of a world in which clothes are produced and thrown away without thought to the consequences; where the fashion industry and media impose identities on us. My rebellion is to go back to slower processes, embrace tradition, salvage the discarded, fix the broken.

In my weaving and embroidery I explore the potential of the forgotten, overlooked and abandoned. I revel in discovering humble, quiet fabrics like Calicos and Cottons; the more worn, faded and story- laden the better; and giving them a second chance. I take time to imagine the history of every piece, exploring its hues and tones, examining its tears and frays, weighing up its foibles.

© 2016 Kate Whitehead

LOST & FOUND

ATELIER

Needle and Thread Workshops,
Eagle Hall, Lincolnshire. 

Saturday 19th and Sunday 20th March 10-4pm £150 for two days (FULLY BOOKED) Tutor Kate Whitehead

For this course you are invited to bring your own fabric and garments that have a special story, memory and meaning. You will dismantle and have the opportunity to dip dye with Indigo your selected materials. Your chosen dipped dyed fabric lengths will be used to create  a unique piece of weave to love and cherish.

Bovey Tracey 2016

I Look forward to exhibiting with @CraftsCouncilUK #Hothouse2016 @ Contemporary Craft Festival Bovey Tracey 2016.

Savage Beauty

The +CraftsCouncil #Hothouse2016 induction day on the 3rd of February was an amazing beginning to an exciting creative journey. It was great to meet the other makers and to share our stories. With a busy year ahead I decided to have a few days in London & Brighton. One of the highlights of my break was treading carefully around Derek Jarman's  famous garden @ Prospect Cottage where he lived on the bleak & atmospheric shingle shore near Dungeness nuclear power station. I was in awe of it's savage beauty a wilderness in the desert.   

Derek Jarman (1942-1994) was an English film director, stage designer, diarist, artist, gardener and author.Jubilee a film I cherish is a 1978 punk cult film directed by Derek Jarman. Sebastiane (1976), Jubilee (1977), Caravaggio (1986), The Last of England (1988), War Requiem (1989), Edward II (1991), Wittgenstein (1993), Blue (1993.)

Hothouse Hots up 2106

Hothouse hots up 2016

I am looking forward to starting the Hothouse talent development 

programme soon...

A new year, and a new group of makers start Hothouse the talent 

development programme that supports those in the early stages of 

their careers.

Over the next month the Crafts Council will be featuring a maker a

day on Facebook, Twitter and Instagram 

HOTHOUSE 2016

MAKERS SELECTED FOR HOTHOUSE 2016

I am delighted to announce that I am one of the  41 maker businesses selected for Hothouse 2016

The Crafts Council have selected 41 maker businesses across the UK to take part in their creative development programme Hothouse. For 2016 makers cover a broad range of disciplines including twelve jewellers, twelve ceramists, seven textile makers, and for the first time in Hothouse history five furniture makers.
+CraftsCouncil  #Hothouse2016  #OneToWatch

http://www.craftscouncil.org.uk/what-we-do/hothouse/