LOUISE SAXTON: cut & pinned
LOUISE SAXTON: cut & pinned is a self-published monograph reflecting the artist’s two-decade journey of collecting, reclaiming, and reimagining discarded needlework. Embroidery and lace crafted by past makers are on the brink of extinction, as are many of the plants and animals that inspired their creation. Louise Saxton’s reclamation project, beautifully profiled in this publication, addresses these dual vulnerabilities.
Saxton is an Australian artist based in Melbourne, Victoria, whose practice focuses on reconstructing domestic detritus. She repurposes her own paintings, as well as collections of business envelopes, vintage wallpapers, book illustrations, porcelain, and discarded needlework. In 2006, she received a Sir Ian Potter Cultural Trust travel grant for an artist residency at Rimbun Dahan in Malaysia, marking a pivotal shift in her work towards domestic needlework, which she views as a "silent collaboration" with anonymous makers.
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Saxton is an Australian artist based in Melbourne, Victoria, whose practice focuses on reconstructing domestic detritus. She repurposes her own paintings, as well as collections of business envelopes, vintage wallpapers, book illustrations, porcelain, and discarded needlework. In 2006, she received a Sir Ian Potter Cultural Trust travel grant for an artist residency at Rimbun Dahan in Malaysia, marking a pivotal shift in her work towards domestic needlework, which she views as a "silent collaboration" with anonymous makers.
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We are proud to be a subscriber-funded publication with members in 185 countries. We know our readership is passionate about textiles, so we invite you to help us preserve and promote the stories, memories, and histories that fabric holds. Your support allows us to publish our magazine, and also ‘what's on’ information, and subscription interviews, reviews, and long-read articles in our online blog.
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*Magazine subscribers automatically get free access to all our online content. We send the access code by email with the publication of each issue. You will also find it on the envelope containing your magazine. Please note the access code changes every issue.*