Brenda Runnegar

Textile Sculptures (Art Dolls)

As a result of a workshop I did online with Johanna Flannagan aka The Pale Rook in April 2020, I have made a major move back to Textiles and doll making. These Art Dolls or Textile Sculptures are made from recycled fabric and all handstitched. The standing figures have a wire frame to support them. These are not made as children’s toys but for display purposes only.

Most measure around 30-40cm tall and my latest ones are mounted on a wooden base. They are inspired by my Black Ghost series of drawings which I used as composite works into the Mungo landscape. I have used a similar process of photographing these textile figures and embedding them into the landscape (digitally) or shown them holding toys or interacting with various ‘props’. Once again they are a follow on from my work for the ‘Capture’ exhibition were I features portraits of dolls and their pets.

They have all been completed since May 2020 and are unnamed.