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Multidisciplinary Practices

Established practitioners and students alike may have, at some point, received the same line of enquiry into their field; more so with photographers and that is to define and label themselves within a finite medium. You can never be just a photographer; the inquisitive person wishes to probe further until you say something like ‘I’m […]

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Two textiles study visits coming up!

This is a post from the weareoca.com archive. Information contained within it may now be out of date.   Two trips have been organised to the Dovecot Studios in Edinburgh and Salts Mill in West Yorkshire for Saturday 7th September and Saturday 26th October respectively. As part of the International Edinburgh Festival the Dovecot Studios […]

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Age-old crafts become next generation technology tools

This is a post from the weareoca.com archive. Information contained within it may now be out of date.   I have recently returned from a packed, 5 day eTextiles Summer Camp hosted by the Palliard Centre d’Art Contemporain & Residence d’Artists, France and organised by eTextile practitioners, Mika Satomi and Hannah Perner-Wilson from Kobakant studio, […]

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OCA students gain inspiration at New Designers

This is a post from the weareoca.com archive. Information contained within it may now be out of date.   New Designers Exhibition. Business Design Centre, Islington, London. Tutors Pat Moloney and Liz Smith recently visited the New Designers exhibition with a group of OCA students. Pat is no stranger to the yearly exhibition: ‘I spend […]

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The promise in Linda Beadle's work

This is a post from the weareoca.com archive. Information contained within it may now be out of date.   Linda sent me a high standard of work in her portfolio for Print One, Assignment One. Already having completed Textiles One, Linda wrote, “ I have chosen to study An Introduction to Printmaking, as part of […]

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Common sense for the silly season

This is a post from the weareoca.com archive. Information contained within it may now be out of date.   There are just two weeks to go before the summer parliamentary recess begins on 18 July and MPs head back to their constituencies – or take off for the sun-drenched coastlines of mainland Europe, the Americas […]

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Archives inspire

This is a post from the weareoca.com archive. Information contained within it may now be out of date.   Sarah Taylor, Curriculum Leader for Textiles, reports back on a stimulating day in the archivesThe Constance Howard Gallery at Goldsmiths University of London provided the two tutors and fifteen students (including one from Illustration) with an […]

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Yes, go and see a degree show near you!

This is a post from the weareoca.com archive. Information contained within it may now be out of date.   OCA Curriculum Leader Sarah Taylor reports: As Bryan’s blog (15 May) pointed out, this is Showtime! So, don’t miss this perfect opportunity to view the work of your contemporaries in the field. It is not only […]

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New Designers study visit

This is a post from the weareoca.com archive. Information contained within it may now be out of date. New Designers is the Graduate show case for Colleges and Universities offering courses in Art and Design throughout the UK. We will be taking a group of OCA students to visit it on Saturday June 29th, meeting […]

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Study visit: African textiles in the British Museum

This is a post from the weareoca.com archive. Information contained within it may now be out of date.   On Friday 19 April there will be a study visit to the African Textiles Today exhibition at the British Museum. This promises to be a colourful and thought provoking exhibition that takes a fresh look at […]

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