Transformative Tea-Towels - Freddie Robins
£18.00Ghosts
Freddie is an internationally recognised artist creating powerful works using knitting as her chosen medium.
Freddie was invited to be part of a project using a vintage steam roller to make enormous prints for which she drew from her large collection of knitted toys.
“I printed directly from the toys, firstly squashing them down flat onto an inked-up sheet of glass, then laying them onto the paper, ink side down, and lastly applying pressure to transfer the ink onto the paper. When I did my performance printing using the steamroller it was a real crowd pleaser, in both the process and the outcome. The public watched me lay each inky toy down, watched the steamroller roll over the toys, whilst crying out “no, don’t do it”, and then saw me peel each flattened toy off the paper. When the finished print was held up there was a round of applause. It was so popular; I had to do it again.”
Whichever way up you hold, or use, the tea towel there is always a knitted face looking at you.
Robins lives in the UK, working in Colchester, Essex and London. She studied at Middlesex Polytechnic (1984-87) and the Royal College of Art (1987-89) where she is now Professor of Textiles.
