MARJORIE COLEMAN:
FOLLOWING THE THREAD – CATALOGUE
Stitches and words serve the same purpose and become as one. To work on an idea in whatever medium is fulfilling and even exciting; there is no space for boredom or unhappiness.
The 56-page publication MARJORIE COLEMAN — FOLLOWING THE THREAD. From the exhibition Following The Thread, Let the Cloth Speak. A decade of Artworks by Marjorie Coleman. These works exhibited together at Shopfront Gallery represent the latest decade of Artwork by Marjorie Coleman.
This book includes a decade of works completed between 2010 and 2020. Beautifully photographed by Bewley Shaylor and essay by Wendy Lugg.
Dimensions: 225 x 295 mm
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MARJORIE COLEMAN
– Following The Thread,
Let the Cloth Speak
When we are bored or desperate or overjoyed or curious, we have a special activity into which we can channel energy, with which we can express our deepest hurts and losses, our greatest joys and loves. We can, in a special sense, make our words flesh.
We, who can make, are the lucky ones.
It seems to me to be quite important that what we make reflects ourselves. Whether we stitch or whether we hammer seems to be not as important as the fact that we are giving shape to our sensibilities, colour to our insights.
I stitch ideas and experiences not so much visual expressions for their own sakes and I give the game away in the titles...I am lost when I view untitled pieces: it is as though the maker wants to test the viewer and does not wish to communicate.
Stitches and words serve the same purpose and become as one. To work on an idea in whatever medium is fulfilling and even exciting; there is no space for boredom or unhappiness.
ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS
Special acknowledgement must go to Sophie Coleman, Margery Goodall, Cherry Johnston, Wendy Lugg, Marian Magee, Jan Mullen and Bewley Shaylor. Without their generosity of time, energy, and expertise this exhibition would not be possible. The spirit upon which this endeavour was undertaken is inspirational. Words can not sufficiently express my thanks to them all.
MARJORIE COLEMAN 2022