Alison Couchman
Memories of Burston

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Memories of Burston

Commercial & hand dyed fabrics prepared with Bubblejet Set 2000 prior to inkjet printing,. Manipulated photos, free machine embroidery, fabric paint and hand stitching.

Based on photographs of the front face of Burston Strike School commemorating longest strike in British history. The blocks show a few of the people and organisations supporting the school through 25 years. of strike. I am fascinated by the way the text becomes decorative as well as commemorative