Jade Alexandria
Crochet Artist and Workshop Facilitator
Exhibitions
Creative Access Resource for Immortality by Henri Fantin-Lantour (1889)
This crochet glove was created to enhance a visually impaired participants experience of the painting Immortality. My aim was to recreate the focal point of the painting in crochet form, as if the person wearing the glove was within the painting. This resource is displayed in Cardiff Museum before being used on their trolley for their access tours.
Photos by Jade Williams and Jo Davies 2019
Plastic Bag Hanging Baskets
This installation was created to encourage the public to recycle and upcycle plastic. I cut plastic bags into strips and crocheted them into hanging baskets and a huge plant pot. The plants create an immersive experience, each improving air quality and wellbeing in their own way.
Seeds of the NHS
This carved wood sunflower was created to symbolise the many jobs within the NHS, working together to ensure people blossom through recovery. This exhibition was in collaboration with Garth and is located in St Woolos Hospital. At the exhibition the public placed feedback on the artwork, this was a lovely way to hear from our audience.
Photos by Jade Williams and Michal Iwanowski 2019
Photos by Jade Williams and Becky Davies 2017
The Suitcase Project
In collaboration with Hijinx Theatre, myself and four other artists created this suitcase, based on the Hijinx production Second Star to the Right. We also created art workshops within a school for children with learning difficulties, these led to a game at the end of the project which we all played. The suitcase artwork was then exhibited in the Cardiff Millennium Centre whilst the production was in theatre
Photos by Jade Williams 2018