Embroider With Nature
Exhibition in the Market Garden at Queensgate Market find the University Colour Garden and stitched artworks.
Elnaz is exploring how embroidery can support the connection of communities; how the process of hand stitching can allow time for communities to reflect, observe and connect with each other and their surroundings.
The artworks exhibited explore hand embroidery techniques such as couching and goldwork, combined with dried and pressed flowers from the University Colour Garden to make embellishments. The work explores the meditative processes of both hand stitch and gardening combined. These processes are explored with the Kirklees community through a series of workshops carried out throughout the exhibition. Some pieces are combined with naturally dyed fabrics from The University Colour Garden by dye artist Kayleigh Davis.
Find out more about Embroidery Artist, Elnaz Yazdani:
@elnazyazdani
Elnaz Yazdani is an embroidery artist and educator, her research explores themes of community connection. After two years of lockdowns, illness, and isolation Elnaz believes that communities need to come together through creativity in order to improve community wellbeing. She believes the act of coming together through embroidery can improve wellbeing and support the reconnection of communities. Throughout this exhibition she is exploring how gardens and embroidery combined can improve community connection and wellbeing.
