MLitt Art Writing School of Fine Art

Jodie Whitchurch

(She/her)

Jodie Whitchurch is an Art Writer, Prop Maker and Scenic Artist based in Glasgow and Nottingham. She received her BA in Fine Art Sculpture from Brighton University in 2020. Her debut poetry collection ‘Haven’t the Foggiest’ was published in 2022 by Big White Shed and works have been selected since by Big Red Cat Zine, From Glasgow to Saturn, The Nottingham Horror Collective and Eavesdrop Magazine. She writes with beloved (though tiresome) ghosts, mysticism and a persistent fixation with mosses; traversing terrains of poetic hybrid form, knit and theatrical soft sculpture. Her self produced pamphlet, MOSS GIRL is currently stocked at Good Press, Glasgow.

Contact
whitchurchjodie@gmail.com
J.Whitchurch1@student.gsa.ac.uk
MOSS GIRL @ Good Press
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Projects
Knitted Tapestries
The Major Arcana

Knitted Tapestries

Moss Tapestry: Knit, Branch, Forms, Lavender.

Yarn, moss stitch, stick from tree branch, collected at Tollcross Park, Glasgow. Branch piece has been stripped, cleaned and mineral oiled. Dyed wadding, four-point star props, embroidery thread, glue and lavender.
For Sale: Price on Request

Tapestry: Lilac Open ‘comb with Amaranthine Ceramic

Lilac yarn, knitted with open honeycomb stitch. Dried lavender weaved into edges. Hung on mineral oiled branch part. To right: ceramic lavender on knitted chain.
For Sale: Price on Request

Sphagnum Body, Moss Knit.

Pink, beige, lime-green and olive-green yarn. Moss stitch, yarns knotted and bowed through, stick from tree branch, collected at Tollcross Park, Glasgow. Branch piece has been stripped, cleaned and mineral oiled.
For Sale: Price on Request

Hanged Man, Orange Eye, Butterfly Bush.

Mixed yarn, knitted as a mimic of buddleia plant.
For Sale: Price on Request

The Major Arcana

1. The Mage or Magician: Grimoire
2. The High Priestess: Lavender (Governing)
3. The Empress: Seeing, Moss Knit
4. The Emperor: Sculptural Elements
5. The Hierophant: Moss Formations, a Fanatic
6. The Lovers: Knitting Needles, Chemistry
7. The Chariot: Timepiece, Carries Forth
8. Fortitude: Purple Open Honeycomb Knit, Enduring
9. The Hermit: House as Practice
10. The Wheel of Fortune: Orb (This is Not Magic)
11. Justice: Dancing Hands and Stones
12. The Hanged Man: Buddleia Plant
13. Death: Blank, Swirling
14. Temperance: Patience, Hands Holding
15. The Devil: Twisting Vines
16. The Tower (Struck by Lightning): a Lit Candle
17. The Star: Four Pointed Stars (of the Magi)
18. The Moon: A Furious Luminary
19. The Sun: Bathed in Colour
20. The Last Judgement: Moss Body (Finality)
21. The Fool: Golden Coins
22. The World, Universe or Time: Mossy Domain, a round Ecology.

Will be available to purchase at a later date. Follow Instagram for more information.

(Modelled on The Original Rider Waite: The Pictorial Key to the Tarot, An
Illustrated Guide, A. E. Waite. Rider, Penguin Random House Uk. Original
Edition, 1910. Referenced: 2021 Edition. London).

1. The Mage

2. The High Preistess

3. The Empress

4. The Emperor

5. The Heirophant

6. The Lovers

7. The Chariot

8. Fortitude

9. The Hermit

10. Wheel of Fortune

11. Justice

12. The Hanged Man

13. Death

14. Temperance

15. The Devil

16. The Tower (Struck by Lightning)

17. The Star

18. The Moon

19. The Sun

20. The Last Judgement.

21. The Fool

22. The World, Universe or Time.