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Jenni Dutton

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Jenni Dutton’s Dementia Darnings comprise a series of large works formed with running stitch that explore the effect of the condition on both her mother and herself. Jenni says the Darnings became the constant thread binding her life together and stopping it from falling apart. “How will I unpick my life from my mum’s life?”, she asks as the years pass. The Somerset-based, multi-media artist wanted to evoke the sense of disjointedness and abstraction, of displacement and insecurity that her mum’s dementia aroused in her – and she has certainly succeeded. “There is a fascination with the very gradual, slow process of building the layers of threads until they become closely interwoven; I’m working at ways to describe the harshness of dementia, exposing the loss associated with the condition, the unravelling of the personality and eventual emptiness,” she writes in her diary.The Darnings have been exhibited throughout the UK, in Dublin, the Hague and China, with plans to show them in the United States and Australia in 2022. Jenni tells me that people’s reaction to them has been extraordinary and continues to move her. You can see these on Jenni’s website atwww.jennidutton.com/dementiadarnings and on Instagram at Jenni Dutton 9342 https://www.instagram.com/jennidutton9342/?hl=en Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Jenni Dutton’s Dementia Darnings comprise a series of large works formed with running stitch that explore the effect of the condition on both her mother and herself. Jenni says the Darnings became the constant thread binding her life together and stopping it from falling apart. “How will I unpick my life from my mum’s life?”, she asks as the years pass. The Somerset-based, multi-media artist wanted to evoke the sense of disjointedness and abstraction, of displacement and insecurity that her mum’s dementia aroused in her – and she has certainly succeeded. “There is a fascination with the very gradual, slow process of building the layers of threads until they become closely interwoven; I’m working at ways to describe the harshness of dementia, exposing the loss associated with the condition, the unravelling of the personality and eventual emptiness,” she writes in her diary.The Darnings have been exhibited throughout the UK, in Dublin, the Hague and China, with plans to show them in the United States and Australia in 2022. Jenni tells me that people’s reaction to them has been extraordinary and continues to move her. You can see these on Jenni’s website <a href="http://atwww.jennidutton.com/dementiadarnings" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">atwww.jennidutton.com/dementiadarnings</a> and on Instagram at Jenni Dutton 9342 <a href="https://www.instagram.com/jennidutton9342/?hl=en" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">https://www.instagram.com/jennidutton9342/?hl=en</a> Hosted on Acast. See <a href="https://acast.com/privacy" rel="noopener noreferrer nofollow" target="_blank">acast.com/privacy</a> for more information.

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:  The challenge of going back to a series you thought you had finished The theme of loss and repair with darning Trying a new approach with her latest portrait Why mask off areas on a piece of work? Don't let your logical brain upset your artistic vision The anxiety caused by deadline Discovering the delights of Anchor tapestry wools The emotions involved whilst documenting her mum's decline through dementia Confronting one's own ageing The horrors of 'lockdown' hair! Sharing our work as a counterbalance to our solo artistic time Can embroidery be improved with a blow torch..... or beeswax! Problems with moths, anyone? Being fierce about guarding our time  For this episode... View Show Notes, Links &amp; 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 Related Stitchery Stories episodes you might like: https://www.stitcherystories.com/sorrellkerrison/ https://www.stitcherystories.com/suestone/ Other Places &amp; People Mentioned: The Horniman Museum https://www.horniman.ac.uk/ 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.

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: <ul> <li>The challenge of going back to a series you thought you had finished</li> <li>The theme of loss and repair with darning</li> <li>Trying a new approach with her latest portrait</li> <li>Why mask off areas on a piece of work?</li> <li>Don't let your logical brain upset your artistic vision</li> <li>The anxiety caused by deadline</li> <li>Discovering the delights of Anchor tapestry wools</li> <li>The emotions involved whilst documenting her mum's decline through dementia</li> <li>Confronting one's own ageing</li> <li>The horrors of 'lockdown' hair!</li> <li>Sharing our work as a counterbalance to our solo artistic time</li> <li>Can embroidery be improved with a blow torch..... or beeswax!</li> <li>Problems with moths, anyone?</li> <li>Being fierce about guarding our time</li> </ul> For this episode... View Show Notes, Links &amp; Examples of Jenni's work at <a href="https://www.stitcherystories.com/jennidutton" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">https://www.stitcherystories.com/jennidutton</a> Look: <a href="https://www.instagram.com/jennidutton9342/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">https://www.instagram.com/jennidutton9342/</a> Tweet: <a href="https://www.twitter.com/jennidutton" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">https://www.twitter.com/jennidutton</a> View: <a href="http://www.jennidutton.com" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">http://www.jennidutton.com</a> Related Stitchery Stories episodes you might like: <a href="https://www.stitcherystories.com/sorrellkerrison/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">https://www.stitcherystories.com/sorrellkerrison/</a> <a href="https://www.stitcherystories.com/suestone/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">https://www.stitcherystories.com/suestone/</a> Other Places &amp; People Mentioned: The Horniman Museum <a href="https://www.horniman.ac.uk/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">https://www.horniman.ac.uk/</a> University Of Iowa Medical Museum Gallery <a href="https://uihc.org/medical-museum" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">https://uihc.org/medical-museum</a> The Absent Gallery <a href="http://theabsentgallery.co.uk/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">http://theabsentgallery.co.uk/</a> <a href="http://theabsentgallery.co.uk/acearts/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">http://theabsentgallery.co.uk/acearts/</a> This is where you can visit Jenni's 'Dementia Darnings' exhibition in a virtual gallery.

Jenni Dutton: Capturing The Complexities Of Aging Through Textile Art