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Hawthorne & Heaney in Collaboration with James Burke

February 17, 2020 by Natasha Searls-Punter

Hawthorne & Heaney in Collaboration with James Burke London Hand Embroidery

Over the last couple of weeks we have been working on a special project with visual artist and founder of Acrylicize, James Burke. Working with his multidisiplinary style he was creating a new piece in preparation for the ‘Superstar Showcase’. Burke’s work examines the relationship between us and the digital world, drawing upon our need for approval in form of the 5 stars.  This new piece reimagines some of Burke’s earlier pieces on a similar theme.

 

Hawthorne & Heaney in Collaboration with James Burke London Hand EmbroideryThe Constant Need For Approval, 2018
280 x 53cm, Acrylic, LEDs, powder coated aluminium

 

Burke also likes to challenge the way that we consume art, bringing pieces out of the gallery and into the rest fo the world. He champions art in work places and common space for wider consumption which is one of the objectives of his studio, Acrylicize. This playful, open minded attitude is what makes this new piece a great fit for the upcoming showcase.

 

Hawthorne & Heaney in Collaboration with James Burke London Hand Embroidery

Superstar Showcase is being held by Creative debuts X Adidas Originals. For this event they have gathered 25 artists, of which Burke is one to create a piece which incorporate or is inspired by Adidas’s classic Superstar trainers. This is where we come in, as we provided the embroidered elements of the stars created out to the Superstar’s laces.

 

Hawthorne & Heaney in Collaboration with James Burke London Hand EmbroideryConstellation, 2020

Adidas Superstars & laces on canvas

 

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Hawthorne & Heaney in Collaboration with James Burke London Hand Embroidery

We experimented with using the laces directly and taking a feel for them through the embroidery, but settled on using the laces as directly as possible. The stars are made up by weaving the laces back and forth on themselves to form the legs of the star whilst replicating the fastening process as we are used to seeing it on trainers. The piece has loose laces which join each of the stars to the next in as if formed from one giant lace with the trainers themselves clinging on to what is left of the laces at the end.

 

Hawthorne & Heaney in Collaboration with James Burke London Hand Embroidery  Hawthorne & Heaney in Collaboration with James Burke London Hand Embroidery

With all embroidery pieces, there is always a lot of sampling and preparation before working on the piece itself. This helps is to work out how it is best to approach the piece and achieve a consistent finish. Here are a few behind the scene, making of the piece which might shed a little light on the process.

Hawthorne & Heaney in Collaboration with James Burke London Hand Embroidery  Hawthorne & Heaney in Collaboration with James Burke London Hand Embroidery

To see more of James Burke’s work, check out where else you can see his pieces on his instagram. Also see the 24 other amazing pieces by debut artists in the Superstar Showcase on now at Adidas LDN, Oxford Street.

 

Filed Under: Art, Embroidery, Interior Design, Sport, Tailoring Tagged With: adidas, art, artist, conceptual art, creative debuts, james burke, laces, London, stars, trainers, visual arts

Hawthorne & Heaney loves the London Embroidery School’s Christmas Stars Goldwork Workshop

December 15, 2015 by Natasha Searls-Punter

This weekend, Hawthorne & Heaney’s sister company, The London Embroidery School hosted a special Christmas Goldwork Stars Workshop. The students were eager to learn more about goldwork techniques so the opportunity to combine new skills and festivities was too much to miss!

Here are a few photos from their progress through the day:

Hawthorne & Heaney loves the London Embroidery School's Christmas Stars Goldwork Workshop London Hand Embroidery

They start by preparing the fabric, transfering the design and padding some areas with felt.

Hawthorne & Heaney loves the London Embroidery School's Christmas Stars Goldwork Workshop London Hand Embroidery

Some of the students edge their stars with pearle purl, covering the padded areas with cutwork in a combination of rough and smooth purl and filling the flat area with bright check chips.

Hawthorne & Heaney loves the London Embroidery School's Christmas Stars Goldwork Workshop London Hand Embroidery

Others used a combination of purl and check for the padded area and crystals for the flat.

Hawthorne & Heaney loves the London Embroidery School's Christmas Stars Goldwork Workshop London Hand Embroidery

The lovely Pearl teaching (and posing)

Hawthorne & Heaney loves the London Embroidery School's Christmas Stars Goldwork Workshop London Hand Embroidery

Some of the tools used during the day including wax, tweezers, scissors, size 12 needles, purl, check, pricker and bright check chips on the bullion board

Hawthorne & Heaney loves the London Embroidery School's Christmas Stars Goldwork Workshop London Hand Embroidery

Deep concentration is necessary for work like this

Hawthorne & Heaney loves the London Embroidery School's Christmas Stars Goldwork Workshop London Hand Embroidery

A table full of stars (and slight creative chaos)

Hawthorne & Heaney loves the London Embroidery School's Christmas Stars Goldwork Workshop London Hand Embroidery

Some of the students feeling a little bit pleased with their progress

At Hawthorne & Heaney we are always delighted to see people taking an interest and learning about these specialist embroidery techniques. We feel that it is important to preserve the knowledge of how to create these effect so that the crafts do not get lost in generations to come so if you would like to learn more about some of these specialist embroidery skills, why not join the London Embroidery School ladies for a course and see what you can learn!

Filed Under: Art, Embroidery, London Tagged With: bright check, Christmas, Classes, courses, cutwork, goldwork, London Embroidery School, preservation, purl, rough, skills, smooth, stars, stitching, students, techniques, weekend, workshops

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