This week I completed a small piece of work for the Hastings Museum Digital Quilt, part of their Hastings Digital Museum project. Let by artists Kate Hulme and Carissa Tanton the quilt asks for submissions from anyone willing to contribute to a reconstruction of Edward Badham’s ‘Corner House and the Blue Saloon’. An image of the original artwork was cut into 190 squares and, on request, handed out in order. More information can be found here. My image was number 130. The guide artwork looked like this:
Needless to say I cheated, looked up the original image, and tried to experiment with a different drawing style evolving from my usual work. The mural feel of the new quilt pushed me towards ideas of large early twentieth century Socialist murals. Solid bodies, strong facial features. Here is my contribution to the quilt:
Jellied Eels, 2020, ink and watercolour, 10x10cm on 14x14cm paper.