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BAKHYT KADYROVA | Pot Coasters
ARTIST | Bakhyt Kadyrova
BASED IN | Kazakhstan
TITLE | Hot dishes mats
SIZE | 200 x 200 mm
While working with the theme of “calligraphic textures”, thoughts about sustainability influenced my approach. I was inspired by sashiko and boro stitching techniques, and wanted to implement these ideas in my work.
MEDIUM | Fabric: mixture of linen and polyester
ARTIST | Bakhyt Kadyrova
BASED IN | Kazakhstan
TITLE | Hot dishes mats
SIZE | 200 x 200 mm
While working with the theme of “calligraphic textures”, thoughts about sustainability influenced my approach. I was inspired by sashiko and boro stitching techniques, and wanted to implement these ideas in my work.
MEDIUM | Fabric: mixture of linen and polyester
ARTIST | Bakhyt Kadyrova
BASED IN | Kazakhstan
TITLE | Hot dishes mats
SIZE | 200 x 200 mm
While working with the theme of “calligraphic textures”, thoughts about sustainability influenced my approach. I was inspired by sashiko and boro stitching techniques, and wanted to implement these ideas in my work.
MEDIUM | Fabric: mixture of linen and polyester
About the artist
A trained lawyer, Bakhyt worked in consulting for eight years. Her love for calligraphy began in 2017, and the adventure started with her making New Year cards together with her sons for the family. She had found some examples of beautifully handwritten cards on Pinterest, and was fascinated. This was the first time she entered the world of fine letters. Since then calligraphy became her main preoccupation.
A passionate student of calligraphy, Bakhyt immersed herself in international workshops, courses and conferences, learning new techniques, sharpening her skills, and learning to use letterforms in art. She was also approached to teach calligraphy. She spent time developing a Spencerian manual in Russian and conducted free “live” sessions on Instagram.
Details
Early experiments while exploring curved flat brush strokes.
“Calm” made using patches from jeans and sashiko cotton thread. Text was writen with a flat brush and white textile colour.
This is the first mat I created. I made it before I started developing my squarish letter forms, but I was already captured by boro stitching ideas
A detail from “Enjoy”. This was made using cotton patches and cotton thread. White text was written with a flat brush and textile color.