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CONTUSION No.3

No.3 CONTUSION - acrylic paint and embroidery on fabric 2022. #tumimandprendergast #aesthetic #bruises #dermartology #thesubversivestitch #rogueembroidery #artivism #medicalhumanities #painterly #abstractart #needlework #craftivism #hoopla #mixedmedia #axisartists #axis
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Angel Street 1-8 - WASPS open studios 2019

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"Hoopla - the Art of Unexpected Embroidery"

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