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Alun Kirby

Here is the quilt I just finished, titled 'Because She Changes', inspired by the monumental public sculpture 'She Changes', by Janet Echelman, in Matosinhos, Portugal.

Selvedge denim both sides
Vintage silk embroidery threads
Cotton sashiko threads
Red linen border

2m x 1.5m

Every stitch hand-sewn.
















A large quilt of blue denim with sashiko-style imagery. A background of white and blue lines, running in different directions in different parts of the quilt. The centre is four interlinked circles in shades of red and orange, from 70cm across to 20cm across. They are segmented (24ths) and some segments are filled with sashiko patterns. A different pattern in each segment. Above right of the circles is an area of pale purple/rose stitching resembling a whispy cloud. At top right there is a moon, 3/4 full, with 'realistic' surface details based on moon maps'. Near bottom right is an abstract pattern in pale blue representing mist. Bottom left is a series of classical sashiko waves in white. The quilt has a narrow red border
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Alun Kirby

Here's the whole thing. It's 2 m by 1.5 m.

It's based on where we live, in Matosinhos, Porto.

The main theme is the massive public sculpture 'She Changes' by Janet Echelman. Other design aspects are waves, sky, night, clouds, moon, mist.

At the moment I'm calling it 'Because She Changes'.

A view of She Changes, a massive installation by Janet Echelman. It looks like a huge circular net suspended against a late evening sky and the Atlantic Ocean, full of soft colours from dusky orange to a deep grey blue. There are layers of gentle soft clouds which have hints of purple in their depths
Big denim sashiko quilt cover. It is an abstracted design with four intersecting circles (reds and oranges) of diminishing (or increasing...) sizes in the centre which have segments full of different sashiko stitchwork, abstract purple whispy cloud forms above and right of these, a 3/4 white moon at top right, abstract pale grey-blue mist forms bottom right, White sashiko wave forms at bottom left ... and behind all are vertical and diagonal lines of pale blue and deep blue
#sashiko#SashikoQuilt#silkThread
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Alun Kirby

My First Mural.

I made this work for a local cafe here in Matosinhos, in their courtyard.

Kind of 'made-it-up-as-I-went-along' creation, hoping for balance, movement and texture.

Inspired by the sea for the palette and some of the shapes.

Spray painted over 6 hours.

It's about 2 x 2.6 metres in size.

A white external wall, painted with multiple square and rectangular shapes in shades of Mantra Blue (deep, glossy), Bablyon Blue (dark-mid blue, matt), Sky Blue (glossy, vibrant) and UFO Green (gloss, almost turquoise). Overlaid are 3 curvaceous shapes, like seaweed waving in a gentle current, painted in speckles of bright yellow and gold. Finally, 7 randomly placed circles of various sizes, painted in Vampire Violet with a sprinkling of metallic gold.
Close-up, showing a deep violet circle on top of a gold/yellow curve shape, with the corners of two blue squares visible, all on a white background wall
Gold/yellow curve, violet circle. blue squares... close-up from the main first image
Violet circle on the top right corner of a sky blue square, overlapping a turquoise square, linked to two other deep blue squares, all on a white wall
#spraypaint#graffiti#streetart
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Alun Kirby

Trying to rebuild my art in a new country. Please share if you're in Portugal, or know anyone here.

My first workshops in Portugal!
Join me in Porto (Matosinhos) to learn how to make cyanotypes.

Os meus primeiros workshops em Portugal!
Junte-se a mim em Porto (Matosinhos0 para aprender a fazer cianótipos.

Please message me for further details.

Cyanotype - A Practical Introduction Learn this fascinating Victorian process from an expert Discover how to easily print on paper, cotton, silk... Gain a new skill in this hands-on, practice-driven workshop Two Opportunities Fri. June 30th & Sat. July 1st 13.00 - 17.00 in Matosinhos Only 6 places / session
Details of cyanotype workshop, with cyanotype images of leaves, abstract and pea shoots. Please message Alun for all the information in accessible format
#Porto#Matosinhos#Portugal
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Alun Kirby

It's easy to get away from the more touristic areas of Porto. The peaceful view is a few minutes from Clerigos tower.

Escalators! (3 of them up a very steep street); Escadas do Monte dos Judeus.

On the coast at Matosinhos, the award winning Terminal de Cruzeiros. A million tiles - fish scales glinting in the sun.

And next to it, O Titan, a restored steam crane from 1890.

Happy to be here.

An escalator alongside stone stairs in a street in Porto
A view of the river Douro from Porto A hillside with houses with orange-red tiled roofs. A stone wall in the right foreground with seagulls sitting on it
The Titan steam crane viewed from below front. The main (long, narrow, rectangluar) arm is top centre, rust red, rapidly receding to bottom centre where it joins the main body of the crane. A blue sky beyond, a chain fence to the left, stone wall to the right
Rectangular windows at top right, set in a circular frame with blue sky behind. Light falls onto a tiled wall, curvedtop left to bottom right, with a curved walkway mid right
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