Frankie Bradford
Home & Garden
Ngāti Maniapoto, Pākehā
Plates & Platters, cotton dyed with avocado skins & embroidery thread
Kaicycle Community Garden Newtown, digital photograph
Tabasco, cotton dyed with avocado skins & embroidery thread, installation photograph from my group exibition Potluck
Giant pin board, cuttings from Yates Garden Guide 1965, crayon drawing of Tanera Park Garden, and cross stitch rose on cotton dyed with brown onion skins
Bachelor of Fine Arts with Honours
Fine Arts
Home & Garden' revitalises craft techniques and highlights gardening as a tool for decolonisation through kai sovereignty. It creates a narrative of sharing and community through stitching, where the slow pace of my medium mirrors the pace of gardening. I dye fabric with vegetable scraps and use second-hand materials to ensure sustainability. Utilising bright colours and a quirky illustration style, I express my love for urban green spaces and the joy found in everyday experiences.
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