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Kristina Veasey

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Hoarding genes

My great aunt was a hoarder.

When she sadly died, we moved more than two hundred and fifty black bags of papers out of her house.

I’m aware I have these genes and I fight them all the time.

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Meander Finally in place on the Forest of Dean Sc Meander Finally in place on the Forest of Dean Sculpture Trail. Steam-bent oak, on locally quarried sandstone boulders. A result of my @weareunltd research and development commission with the Forest of Dean Sculpture Trust. More to come soon on the background of this piece, and official launch. #meander #sculpture #bench #forestbathing #senseofplace #resilience #forestofdean #forest #naturalmaterials #nature #shinrinyoku #oak #sandstone
Installation day for Meander! Steam-bent oak benc Installation day for Meander! Steam-bent oak bench, emulating the winding and weaving through barriers found in nature, and in our own lives. With thanks to all the installation team, and to @charliewhinneystudio @weareunltd @theforestofdeansculpturetrail for all their work in rain and shine this morning. Fingers crossed the rain stays away for completing it this afternoon! #sculpture #forest #rural #forestofdean #UnlimitedCommissions #steambending #resilience #nature
Enjoying some time exploring archives for a new co Enjoying some time exploring archives for a new commission. Yesterday I was drawing some of the architectural flourishes that form part of the byzantine style of the @bristol_beacon building, with a view to turning them into patterns for fabric design. Always curious to see what new life comes from mirroring images. Anyone else notice the sudden emergence of a cartoon frog in the repeating pattern? #archive #surfacepatterndesign #fabricdesign #architecture #artistresearch #byzantine #reflection #history #artist
Pleased to be a Nominated Recipient of the Henry M Pleased to be a Nominated Recipient of the Henry Moore Foundation Artist Award 2022. Article in yesterday's Observer. #sculpture #artist #costofliving #henrymoore #henrymoorefoundation
The Sorting Office Labelled, packaged, defined. The Sorting Office Labelled, packaged, defined. Shifted, shunted, man-handled. This is the sorting office. Welcome to the heart of the system. This is where you will be defined, assigned, and often maligned (a persistent glitch in ‘the system’, I’m afraid). Here you will be continuously assessed, and packaged into quantifiable terms. You will be labelled, weighed up, and your value judged. Your ability to participate in life will be dependent on the good working order of ‘the system’. Sorting, and box allocation, will be dependent on your ability to meet the criteria and remits outlined. We will decide if you make the grade, if you are the right shape, if you fit the box. Unfortunately after a time, you may become trapped in some boxes. Many before you have tried to escape, few have been successful. It may be useful to know, that having a foot in one box may give you a leg up into another, but be warned, access to some boxes can be deceptively tricky. Some will always be inaccessible. Please also be warned that falling through the gaps is a common hazard. We realise that conditions here are not ideal. We are currently overstretched and under funded and we have just received a new consignment of boxes to work with. However, be assured we will try to fit you into boxes wherever we can. Really lovely to see this piece return home after many years of being housed in the CAMHS waiting room at Hastings Conquest Hospital. Need to find it a new home now! #dwp #nhs #gaps #discrimination #inequality #equality #education #camhs #mentalhealth #disability #society #politics #boxes #sculpture
Experimenting with movement. Creating an illusion Experimenting with movement. Creating an illusion of dance for a failing body. A snapshot of my process. As a disabled person, I no longer have the good balance or capacity needed for sustained movement. But I feel the need to move, all the time. I rarely sit still. My Ehlers Danlos Syndrome means I am hyper flexible, which lends itself well to dance, if only my joints would stay in place, my heartrate would behave, and the pain and fatigue would give me a running chance. I would like to add dance, or movement, to my work, particularly to my forest project. So I am exploring how to create an illusion of dance by editing together individual, separate, movements and speeding them up to produce one flowing narrative. I take the time needed to carefully position myself, I use simple movements. I perch/lean on a tall stool, anchoring myself. I am able to create a series of 'dance moves' and poses, which I've filmed. During this session, I was thinking about plants growing in the Forest, shoots reaching out, branches stretching, flowers opening, ferns unfurling etc. It's been interesting to feel one way on the inside, whilst making the movements, and then look at myself on film and see it from an outside viewpoint. What works in my head, doesn't necessarily work on film. It's interesting to experiment with different shapes, and repetitions,and how speeding them up adds a humorous, almost Buster Keaton vibe to the piece. I like that it is free form and spontaneous, rather than a preset routine. When the weather is a little kinder, I will take my stool to the forest and merge in with the waving branches and emerging shoots, to create a new dance in situ. #foresta #performance #artist #capturingtheforest #forestbathing #shinrinyoku #disabilityarts #dance #film #access #ruralarts Music: Rush Musician: Figure and Groove
No sooner had I finished and laid it out, then my No sooner had I finished and laid it out, then my cheeky puppy decided she would claim it as her own! Raw wool rug, woven on a peg loom. Experiments in forest crafts and materials. This is wool taken from sheep in the Forest of Dean. There is an ancient right that says Foresters are allowed to let their sheep roam through the forest. Those who do this are known as Sheep Badgers. Weaving with raw wool, retains the lanolin that would ordinarily be washed out when prepping and 'scouring' the wool for weaving. I have removed any clumps of wool containing questionable matter, and have picked out thorns and small bits of twigs. But I like seeing the reminders that this was a free roaming sheep, so have not wanted to clean it properly. Using thick swathes of the wool makes the final rug very soft and springy. It smells very sheepy, which I kind of like. As it gets used, it should start to naturally felt (if the puppy doesn't chew it to pieces first!) and be quite resilient. I've tried a few different ways to twist and wind the wool, seeing what works best and gives different affects. Looking forward to weaving the next one, and trying some new techniques. #basketcase #capturingtheforest #wool #rawwool #weaving #pegloom #welshblack #sheep #forest #forestofdean #forestbathing #creativebathing #UnlimitedCommissions #IBT #crafts
Just trying out some raw wool weaving on a peg loo Just trying out some raw wool weaving on a peg loom. Such a quick process and so satisfying! Because the wool is unwashed the lanolin remains, leaving the wool water resistant and my hands super soft! Looking forward to some more playing around with this. #welshmountainblack #raw #wool #sheep #weaving #pegloom #craft #forest #rural #forestofdean #sheepbadger #rug #capturingtheforest
Basket weaving is a very meditative activity. Ther Basket weaving is a very meditative activity. There is something reassuring about the regularity of winding and threading. And to raise a whole new solid form, from something as simple as old grass, feels very satisfying. In this one I've played with the decorative aspect, incorporating coloured patterns into the weave, and adding dried flowers. It is a mindful ritual, during which I channel thoughts of the subject I'm exploring at the time. On this occasion the subject is actually a person, and I've been thinking about them all the time I've been weaving. I like to think it drives how the design develops. A bit of their personality shining through. 🌟🌟🌟 #basketcase #UnlimitedCommissions #baskets #basketweaving #weaving #naturalfibres #raffiia #naturalfibres
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