Crafting Hope: Fine Cell Work’s Christmas Decorations Made Behind Bars
Fine Cell Work’s unique project combines rehabilitation and artistry in prisons, producing stunning Christmas decorations, crafted by inmates as a form of therapeutic creativity.
Fine Cell Work’s unique project combines rehabilitation and artistry in prisons, producing stunning Christmas decorations, crafted by inmates as a form of therapeutic creativity.
Hand embroidery, machine embroidery and digital embroidery by textile artist Gretta Louw, written by our columnist Helen Adams Textile Curator.
Chances are you’ve seen Ian Berry’s beautiful scenes from everyday life, or his #iclapfor project last year inspired by his son Elliot. His skill and attention to detail is incredible before you realise that it is constructed entirely from denim. However, putting his medium aside it’s his sensitivity and shining a light on scenes we take for granted that really make him stand out as a textile artist. Helen Adams caught up with him to find out more.
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