{"id":1212,"date":"2019-07-07T13:21:55","date_gmt":"2019-07-07T13:21:55","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/artisantis.co.uk\/?page_id=1212"},"modified":"2019-07-07T13:24:13","modified_gmt":"2019-07-07T13:24:13","slug":"1212-2","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/artisantis.co.uk\/?page_id=1212","title":{"rendered":"Commissions"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><strong>Theatre &amp; Costume Design. 1993-1995<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Not the Hollywood Women present &#8216;The Fitting Room&#8217;<\/p>\n<p>Part of the Welsh Dance Festival, Chapter Arts&#8217; Centre Cardiff.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/artisantis.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/05\/Costume-720x1024.jpg\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"alignnone wp-image-1063\" src=\"http:\/\/artisantis.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/05\/Costume-720x1024-211x300.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"393\" height=\"550\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>The\u00a0<strong>Fiend of Fashion<\/strong>is a caricature which was based on a William Morris illustration.<\/p>\n<p>The caricature represents women in the 18th Century who wore clothing such as corsets &amp; crinolines which distorted and disfigured their bodies, restricting movement and ultimately their everyday lives.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/artisantis.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/05\/Blue-Loom-1.jpg\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"alignnone wp-image-1077\" src=\"http:\/\/artisantis.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/05\/Blue-Loom-1-197x300.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"266\" height=\"397\" \/><\/a><a href=\"http:\/\/artisantis.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/05\/Candle-lit-Blueloom-655x1024.jpg\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"alignnone wp-image-1079\" src=\"http:\/\/artisantis.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/05\/Candle-lit-Blueloom-655x1024-192x300.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"257\" height=\"396\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>The\u00a0<strong>Blue Loom\u00a0<\/strong>is an instrument that was designed &amp; made by me, the basis for the instrument was an old piano which I found in a skip. I dismantled it, turned it on it&#8217;s side and created a sound box behind the strings. The visual intention was to make it appear like a harp or a loom. The musician was influenced by someone working on a loom, making repetitive and percussive sounds. The composer produced the score especially for the sculpture.<\/p>\n<p>Designer &amp; Dancer With &#8216;Not the Hollywood Women&#8217;<\/p>\n<p>A collaboration with composer Lynne Plowman &amp; cellist Vicki Higginson.<\/p>\n<p>Womens\u2019 Art Festival. &#8216;Not The Hollywood Women&#8217;,<\/p>\n<p>The first performance of &#8216;The Fitting Room&#8217; at the Norwegian Church in Cardiff Bay. \u00a0An item on the performance was featured on BBC Welsh Arts programme, &#8216;The Slate&#8217;.<\/p>\n<hr \/>\n<p><strong>Carnival Commission for the Millennium.<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Commissioned by Enfield Council 2000.<\/p>\n<p>Theme: Four Elements.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Galleons &amp; Pirates (Water) \u00a0<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/artisantis.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/05\/Water-carnival-1-e1375105583337-1024x737.jpg\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"alignnone wp-image-1071\" src=\"http:\/\/artisantis.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/05\/Water-carnival-1-e1375105583337-1024x737-300x216.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"535\" height=\"391\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p><strong>Thailand (Fire)<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/artisantis.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/05\/Fire-carnival-4-e1375739978265-1024x682.jpg\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"alignnone wp-image-1067\" src=\"http:\/\/artisantis.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/05\/Fire-carnival-4-e1375739978265-1024x682-300x200.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"536\" height=\"361\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p><strong>Medieval (Earth) \u00a0<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/artisantis.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/05\/Earth-.jpg\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"alignnone wp-image-1065\" src=\"http:\/\/artisantis.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/05\/Earth--200x300.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"525\" height=\"773\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p><strong>Flight (Air)<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/artisantis.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/05\/Air-carnival-3.jpg\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"alignnone wp-image-1069\" src=\"http:\/\/artisantis.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/05\/Air-carnival-3-200x300.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"523\" height=\"770\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>Millennium Commission, Enfield Council 1999<\/p>\n<p>Designer and maker of carnival costumes for the New Year Celebration.<\/p>\n<p>A collaboration with ART START community group.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Theatre &amp; Costume Design. 1993-1995 Not the Hollywood Women present &#8216;The Fitting Room&#8217; Part of the Welsh Dance Festival, Chapter Arts&#8217; Centre Cardiff. &nbsp; The\u00a0Fiend of Fashionis a caricature which was based on a William Morris illustration. 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