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Mother Hands

By Denise Hickey 2026

Mother Hands – A co-created community banner and sketchbook

Commissioned textile banner for Material Histories exhibition at Oxford House. Working with a parent group from a local primary school, the wearable and performative banner connects domestic acts of making to the history of the weavers in Bethnal Green.

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