Today we meet Jenni Dutton who shares stories around her powerful work and the unique way in which she creates her large portraits. Although starting her creative journey as a fine artist, creating large oil pastel landscapes, Jenni ventured into textile art portraits.
We talk about how life takes unexpected twists and how surprising opportunites can pop up as we share our work and thoughts. Jenni's largest body of work is her Dementia Darnings which document the emotional journey of her mum as she declined through dementia. Jenni has also started to explore her own ageing process through her Absurd Sewn Selfies series. She wonders if she could still be making those into her eighties!
Susan Weeks chats with Jenni Dutton about:
For this episode... View Show Notes, Links & Examples of Jenni's work at https://www.stitcherystories.com/jennidutton
Look: https://www.instagram.com/jennidutton9342/
Tweet: https://www.twitter.com/jennidutton
View: http://www.jennidutton.com
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Other Places & People Mentioned:
The Horniman Museum
University Of Iowa Medical Museum Gallery https://uihc.org/medical-museum
The Absent Gallery
http://theabsentgallery.co.uk/ http://theabsentgallery.co.uk/acearts/
This is where you can visit Jenni's 'Dementia Darnings' exhibition in a virtual gallery.
