1 day course: Darn it! Redefining objects through mending

GOING is an eclectic darning project challenging traditional methods of mending and repairs. The project is run by artists Daisy Harvey + Mazlyn Ortiz. Being avid collectors of objects and textiles, both artists found common ground in their love for imperfect items with generations of stories behind them. Sitting surrounded by their accumulation of things, collected at car boot sales, on walks, and inherited objects, they were both driven to alter and remake. As GOING delved into a love of the traditional mending practice, both artists saw how those techniques could be challenged. GOING strives to regenerate not only the conventional practices of mending but to challenge the idea of ownership, exposing the faults of the individual narrative and shifting back to a collective consciousness.

Daisy Harvey is a London-based artist. She holds a BA(Hons) in Fine Art from Chelsea College of Arts and has since worked primarily in set design. She most often explores realms of sentimentality, symbols, and storytelling through objects. Repeatedly working from her accumulated collections of found objects, concepts are formed from the most minute details.

Mazlyn Ortiz is a Philadelphia-based artist. She holds a BFA(Hons) in Textile Design from the Fashion Institute of Technology in New York City and an MA in Mix Media textiles from the Royal College of Art in London. Ortiz works as an artist and designer, drawn to taking traditional textile methods and stretching the meaning of structure, embellishment, and repair.