Decorating Dissidence

Decorating Dissidence The decorative is political. Craft is powerful. We host workshops, curate exhibitions and facilitate

We spoke to , founder of Marseille atelier Oeuvres Sensibles, about her surreal, sensuous & nostalgic practice, which br...
10/06/2026

We spoke to , founder of Marseille atelier Oeuvres Sensibles, about her surreal, sensuous & nostalgic practice, which brings domestic objects to life ✨

🌞 Read about what inspires Sarah, her design philosophy & see more of her sumptuous creations in our newsletter, link in bio

Betye Saar has worked at the forefront of assemblage and multimedia art since the 1960s, creating art that is both intim...
09/06/2026

Betye Saar has worked at the forefront of assemblage and multimedia art since the 1960s, creating art that is both intimate and expansive. Her work challenges racist stereotypes, celebrates the legacies & creativity of Black women, and opens space for dreams, mysticism and magic ✨

‘My art is not just like a regular landscape or still life or something like that. It’s mystical; it’s strange.’

Our latest newsletter explores how Karen Karnes (1925-2016) found creative community through clay from Black Mountain Co...
03/06/2026

Our latest newsletter explores how Karen Karnes (1925-2016) found creative community through clay from Black Mountain College to contemporary pottery shows in New Jersey...



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🪡 Our monthly reading list is all about repair...📖 The books in our list all explore the ways that mending, darning and ...
02/06/2026

🪡 Our monthly reading list is all about repair...

📖 The books in our list all explore the ways that mending, darning and stitching can be radical acts. From challenging fast fashion to thinking about repair in the context of postcolonial justice these texts show crafting as a hopeful, future-oriented, collective act of transformation. Including 🪡

A 💎 from Decorating Dissidence’s archive! In 2020 we spoke to the inspiring, multitalented - a designer and creative di...
28/05/2026

A 💎 from Decorating Dissidence’s archive! In 2020 we spoke to the inspiring, multitalented - a designer and creative director of who works across a huge range of media to craft an inspiring and unique visual language

Catch up on our interview, on diasporic deja vu, clay’s beautiful imperfections, and building a global design brand. Link in bio

🌞 Faith Ringgold, The Beach & Dancing on the George Washington Bridge quilts.🌞There’s a heatwave in the UK, which put us...
23/05/2026

🌞 Faith Ringgold, The Beach & Dancing on the George Washington Bridge quilts.

🌞There’s a heatwave in the UK, which put us in mind of Faith Ringgold’s Tar Beach - a children’s book and accompanying quilt that tells the story of Cassie, who escapes a heatwave in Harlem by flying above the city.

🌞’ I have told him it’s very easy, anyone can fly. All you need is somewhere to go that you can’t get to any other way. The next thing you know, you’re flying among the stars.”

Miriam Schapiro (1923-2015), a leader of the 20th century feminist art movement. Schapiro’s work incorporated textiles a...
15/05/2026

Miriam Schapiro (1923-2015), a leader of the 20th century feminist art movement. Schapiro’s work incorporated textiles and ‘feminine’ coded mediums to challenge art historical hierarchies that set painting above textiles and decorative art. With Judy Chicago, she co-founded the highly influential California Institute of the Arts Feminist Art Program in the early 1970s.

🌸 Decorating Dissidence’s packed round up brings you our pick of the best exhibitions, books, interviews & opportunities...
13/05/2026

🌸 Decorating Dissidence’s packed round up brings you our pick of the best exhibitions, books, interviews & opportunities that celebrate all things craft & making!

🌷On our radar this month, Relative Ties , Paloma Proudfoot , THREAD , top picks, plus opportunities with and lots more!

🌼 Click the link in bio to read the full round up & subscribe for weekly curated craft content straight to your inbox 📨 (Images: 1. Nancy Nicholson, Penny Fiddle. © Estate of EQ Nicholson. Courtesy Women’s Art Collection. 
2. Sheila Hicks interview still. Courtesy Louisiana Channel. 
3. Nancy Nicholson Sr, Begonia Cushion Cover, 1950. Courtesy Women’s Art Collection. 
4. Courtesy London Craft Week)

🌸 Decorating Dissidence’s packed round up brings you our pick of the best exhibitions, books, interviews & opportunities...
13/05/2026

🌸 Decorating Dissidence’s packed round up brings you our pick of the best exhibitions, books, interviews & opportunities that celebrate all things craft & making!

🌷On our radar this month, Relative Ties , Paloma Proudfoot , THREAD , top picks, plus opportunities with and lots more!

🌼 Click the link in bio to read the full round up & subscribe for weekly curated craft content straight to your inbox 📨 (Images: 1. Nancy Nicholson, Penny Fiddle. © Estate of EQ Nicholson. Courtesy Women’s Art Collection. 
2. Sheila Hicks interview still. Courtesy Louisiana Channel. 
3. Nancy Nicholson Sr, Begonia Cushion Cover, 1950. Courtesy Women’s Art Collection. 
4. Courtesy London Craft Week)

's textiles and new ceramic works explore devotional objects, folk deities, and mythic stories. Working intuitively with...
01/05/2026

's textiles and new ceramic works explore devotional objects, folk deities, and mythic stories. Working intuitively with fibre and clay, he uses weaving, stitching, quilting, dyeing and hand-building to create spaces where the senses come alive ✨

In our latest newsletter we were lucky enough to speak with Sayan about the process of creating intimately crafted atmospheres… read more & subscribe via link in bio!

'How Many Fires, How Many Suns, How Many Dawns?' is on until 31 May

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