Dr. Jack Roberts AKA JPR Stitch | Abstract Machine Embroidery [NX002]

In this episode of NeedleXChange I interview Dr Jack Roberts AKA JPR Stitch.

Jack is an artistic polymath whose academic background grounds him in the creative context in which his abstract, densely stitched machine embroidered panels are born.

Timestamps:

00:00:00 - Intro

00:00:57 - The beginning of JPR Stitch

00:14:20 - Using Instagram video as part of the practice

00:17:35 - Printmaking

00:27:54 - Jack’s journey towards art

00:32:00 - Why people make art

00:36:20 - Understanding the context of art

00:37:51 - How Jack frames his art

00:40:15 - Making his art in the garden

00:45:40 - Favourite album

00:49:42 - Favourite film

00:52:00 - Favourite book

00:53:31 - Jack’s dyslexia

Links:

Website: jprstitch.com

Instagram: jpr_stitch

Intro music is Let's Go Find The Sun by Sarah the Illstrumentalist via Epidemic Sound.

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