Author: Cognissart

Collaborative Construct Flagg For a couple of years now Peak District Artisans have been running a collaboration project where artists of different disciplines work together to create works which combine their skills. In 2024 I worked with Natasha Braithewaite, adding stitch embelishment to her cyanotypes on fabric, having also added stitch to my own gel… Continue reading Collaborative Construct

Plumbum Ascendens Magpie Mine Another work featuring the iconic Magpie Mine Plumbum Ascendens depicts the pit head winding wheel. Stitched on hessian fabric for its industrial aesthetic I have used a new skein of “rust” inspired wool (also used in Fenestra Selvagge)

Finestra Selvagge Somewhere in Italy In a break from my usual creative process Finestra Selvagge (Wild Window) was inspired by an image, not seen and photographed by me, but shared on Mastodon by Janine Pendleton, @ObsidianUrbex The inspirational photograph depicted Greenhouse Rosa, an abandoned glasshouse located in a picturesque thermal spa town in Italy and… Continue reading Finestra Selvagge

Crinkle Crankle Cusp Hopton Hall My third entry for Hopton Hall’s annual Month of Art competition depicts part of the famous Crinkle Crankle wall. The term Cusp refers to a point on a curve where a moving point must reverse direction – in other words the point at which two of the curving walls meet.

Rose Rapell Hopton Hall My submission for the annual Hopton Hall Month of Art in 2025 again draws its name from a rock climbing term. It depicts a climbing rose abseiling (rapelling) down from an archway through the wall of the rose gardens Rose Rapell was purchased by the owners of Hopton Hall and is… Continue reading Rose Rapell