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39 Degrees - the Northern School of Art Degree show

 The Northern School of Art Degree Show.   This is the Textiles Graduate show at college, looking stunning!!!  It will be my turn next year in the meantime I went to have a look for continued inspiration!!!!

Elizabeth Medley my favourite in the whole show, lots of drawn laser cut painted colour, layers and shapes, beautifully displayed in the dye lab. 

Its a show well worth a visit if you are anywhere near Hartlepool.  My main interest was in the Textile and Surface Design Graduates who put on a stunning collection of diverse fashion, furnishing and wallpaper designs.   Other factions of the college were also having their graduate shows which were very interesting and Level 5 Textile students - thats me and my peers - studios were also open to the public, with all the corridors dressed with our work as well it looked well splendid.

Ali Wilkes, industrial inspiration using organic natural shapes and forms - lots of hand and screen print displayed wonderfully (I helped) in the dye lab.

There were 39 graduates showing their work and it was obvious how much hard work had gone into displaying and curating the exhibition.  It was colourful, quirky, and full of interesting ideas.


Deb Dawson - amazing awesome hats... look her up they are truly something wonderful to behold!!

These pictures are just a few of the amazing pieces on display, they are the only ones I managed to get permission to use on the blog - by that I mean I managed to ask the designers, other displays were just as interesting but I couldn't find the artist to get permission and so I can't post them.

Finally another quick snap of me and my work - my final posting re college for this academic year!!











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