#Co-Creation Category
Sarah Kadrnka: illustrations with watercolour
Sarah Kadrnka, a BA Illustration student, chose two watercolours by Silver Studio designer, Winifred Mold, as the theme of her video. “I chose my objects because I really loved the composition and style of the pieces. Being an avid watercolour user myself, I was drawn to Winifred Mold’s pieces. I found this project fun. I enjoyed […]
Sofia Picciuto: “Old King Cole”
Sofia Picciuto, Illustration student at Middlesex University, was inspired by a nursery rhyme [Video].
Slow Craft in Action: katagami printing techniques
How do museum objects directly inspire and inform creative studio-based students? That is the question at the heart of MoDA’s current research project, Katagami in Practice: Japanese Stencils in the Art School. Katagami stencils are a traditional tool for applying pattern to cloth: but how can we encourage today’s artists and design practitioners to use […]
Dr Sarah Desmarais: Drawing Inspiration from Katagami Stencils
Sarah Desmarais was a participant in MoDA’s research project, Katagami in Practice. Her research focused on the practice of making, and how it can be used to approach the katagami reflectively, critically and creatively. Sarah’s response goes beyond simply noting the stencils as examples of interesting motifs, technical virtuosity or traditional technique. She combined her […]
Mamiko Markham: Katagami Uncovered
Mamiko Markham was one of the participants in MoDA’s research project, Katagami in Practice: Japanese stencils in the Art School. Her research used both conventional and infrared photography to examine the katagami stencils in MoDA’s Silver Studio Collection. This helped to determine geographical origins, dates and makers. Mamiko explains what infrared photography has revealed The […]
Dr Alice Humphrey: mathematical analysis of katagami stencils
We have always known that the katagami stencils in MoDA’s collections are remarkable. Mathematical analysis by Dr Alice Humphrey has revealed more about just how extraordinary they are. Alice undertook a mathematical analysis of many of the katagami in MoDA’s collection. She looked at the creation of shaded effects by means of differently spaced dots […]
Katagami in Practice: Japanese Stencils in the Art School (2016-18)
An overview of the Arts Council funded project, including an introduction to our practitioners
Jo Angell: drawing from nature and the urban environment
Jo Angell talks about how she connected ideas derived from MoDA’s collections, to the gallery’s location in North Finchley. Read about Jo’s experience in her own words. Drawing from Nature The first thing I found was some ginkgo trees in the high road, planted beside the gallery and I thought “this is sort of a […]
Katie Horwich: suburban exoticism
Artist Katie Horwich reveals in her own words how she found elements of the exotic in suburban North Finchley. When I was growing up in North Finchley, I think I was always looking for somewhere a bit more exciting to go. When I was a teenager I would always look out for the bright lights […]