Chipping

Heritage

Traditional

Wire tightly coiled in an angular fashion is cut into small sectioned and stitched sown to fill a space.

Material

Metal
Other

Craft

Textiles

General Technique

Surface modifying

Specific Technique

Bright check is wire tightly coiled angularly to produce a sparkling effect. This wire, 1mm across, is cut into sections approximately 2mm long and stitched down at various angles to fill a space.

Properties & Qualities

Application

Art Clothing Furnishing

Colour

Metallic

Sample Information

Date of creation

2019

Culture & Context

Goldwork is a branch of embroidery, usually seen in military and ecclesiastical settings. Goldwork’s most celebrated era is usually considered to be Opus Anglicanum which took place between the 12th and 14th centuries in England.

Fine examples of goldwork can also been seen in textiles from China, Japan and France. In my own practice I use goldwork removed from its colonial and secular origins to ask what traditional artwork for a country founded in the 20th century (Ireland, 1921) might look like.

Credits

Craft Maker

Sorcha O’Raw

Library Contributor

National College of Art & Design Ireland

Photographer

Sorcha O’Raw

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