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Susan Ricketts

BA (Hons) Fine Art, Yr3
Susan Ricketts Susan.Ricketts@mail.bcu.ac.uk
BA (Hons) Fine Art, Yr3
2022
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 My practice is about an ethical way of dyeing fabric by connecting eco-friendly fabric to nature, by using plant dyes. The technique used is a Japanese shibori and tie-dye, a process of twisting, pleating, crumpling, folding and binding with nylon thread and elastic bands. I use an organic plant based dye Indigo(Indigofera tinctoria), or any plant based dyes to add a deep earthy rich hue to natural calico cotton and Linen giving the fabric a sympathetic justice to sustainable textiles without using a chemical dye. I am interested in the way how our fabrics are produced by the textiles companies, and after intensive research I have decided to produce my own dyed/designed fabric for my soft furnishings business. The fabric I use is environmentally friendly, durable and recyclable and intended for repeat use, the combination of the dye and fabric is an ethical link to a sustainable production of textiles for the future of our environment. 

Past Shows

The annual Degree Show is a highly anticipated event amongst staff, students, external partners and friends of the School of Art – it provides a platform for the work that the students have spent so long conceiving and producing. The 2023 Degree Show has been realised through an ongoing testing of ideas in public arenas in which the discourse around art practice takes place. This process of realising practice which engages with audiences has over […]

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Susan Ricketts
Susan Ricketts
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Josh Powell
Josh Powell
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a photograph of three ceramic pots on a light blue fabric. the ceramics are odd shaped vases and are glazed in green , blue and red.
Fotini Filippou
Fotini Filippou
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A collage version of a close up of the face from The Birth of Venus by Botticelli. The painting has been over painted with a bright blue and bright pink paint. The figures face is replaced with painted illustrations of birds.
Mary Nocher
Mary Nocher
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