Dorothy Tucker
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Earth
Quilt Cracks can be
caused by drying out, tension across
a surface, impact or movement and time.
Similar networks of lines, shapes and
spaces can be traced on our hands and
faces, the structure of a leaf or vast
tracks of land seen from the air. Cracks
appear in the pathways of earthquakes,
drought and famine. I crumple, crease
and tear Asian paper, then reassemble
and stitch the torn shapes onto Indian
cotton. The work can be read as breaking
apart or holding together. Either way
the Earth Quilt acknowledges and covers
loss. |
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I currently work as a permanent part-time Education Officer for the Embroiderers' Guild. This includes implementing the Access and Learning programme, editing TEXTILE IDEAS, a magazine for Young Embroiderers, and compiling a Group Leaders newsletter. After completing a course in MUSEUM LEARNING at the Institute of Education, University of London, I became interested in family learning and now design interactive practical activities to introduce embroidery to young visitors and their families. I am a freelance embroiderer and the author of several books. I have taught textiles and embroidery courses in colleges of higher education and adult education centres in Inner London. I am a member of the Practical Study Group, the Society of Designer Craftsmen, the Museums Association and the Group for Education in Museums. On a freelance basis I tutor summer schools, weekend and one-day workshops. These usually focus on a multi media approach to the development of ideas, composition and colour through my special interests in:
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