Published articles © Monika_Auch 20152015 The wearable zoo Review about show ‘Beauty of the beast’ at Museum ArnhemThe recent come-back of taxidermia since Victorian times is dominated by female artists. There is a switch from the testosteron-laden manifestations of the trophy kill to empathic and provocative sculptures and jewelry adressing controversial issues.

700 words, English, published in Art Jewelry Forum http://www.artjewelryforum.org/exhibition-reviews/the-wearable-zoo

2015 Body Jewels Review about exhibition of Dutch jewelry at the Dutch Textile Museum Body jewelsThe most direct ‘body’ adornments must be tatoos and piercings. However - one layer up and away from the skin and you are looking at textiles that envelop us from birth to death - swaddle to shroud.This article about the exhibition ‘Body Jewels’ of the Dutch Textile Museum explores the role of textiles in jewelry making in The Netherlands since the 60’s. What was the influence that the rebellious, inquisitive, innovative makers of the 60‘s had on contemporary jewelry design? The exhibition included a selection of modern Dutch jewellery from the TextielMuseum’s collection and a number of commissions recently produced in the TextielLab. This provided ample material to study the cross-disciplinary influences between textiles and jewellery and to consider the importance of supportive institutional structures in The Netherlands.

2000 words, English, published in https://www.artjewelryforum.org/exhibition-reviews/body-jewels

2015 Two articles about Printmaking Monique Kwist talks about Toyobo-etching and it’s possibilitie sand susatinable qualities. Her own work is related to architecture and spatial design.

Naan Rijks, a biologist and artist created a garden with painting plants. She is founder of the painting plants project that aims to increase awareness about the choices in materials for printmakers. www.paintingplants.nl

1200 words each in Dutch, published in kM magazine 93, spring 2015

2015 Two articles about smart textiles Funded by Dutch governmental institutions eleven prototypes of wearable smart textile were shown at the Dutch Textile Museum in the SMART Textiles service project. A report about the future of wearable devices for everybody. Interview with Marina Toeters who designs ultramodern wearable devices for health care. She describes the complex cooperation between industry, textile design and fashion.

1200 words each in Dutch, published in kM 94, summer 2015

2015 Three articles on natural pigments in printmaking Artist Arja Hop documents plants that immigrate into cities in a very poetic way using their natural pigments and making direct natural photographic prints. Her project is called RESIDU. Japanese artist Chika Ito revives the traditional technique of printing with natural starch as a binder. She has a background in restoration techniques and printmaking. Four printmakers including the author experimented for several days with natural pigments for silkscreen printing. American artist Scott Ludwig describes his experiments with natural pigments for woodprints. The article describes the problems and limitations of working with natural pigments. kM’s editor Pieter Keune and the author will conduct further hands-on research about the qualities of using natural prints in printmaking and report about it in 2016.

1200 words each in Dutch, published in kM 95 autumn 2015

2015 Another article on pigments covering the exhibtion ‘The colors of the Dutch golden Age’ and research by Dutch specialists on the coloring of books by expert craftsmen, ‘afsetters’. Two articles on ceramics: Living ceramics about young duo rENS who designed tableware with ever changing colorsby using intrinsic qualities of ceramics.International research and residence centre EKWC proved to be a true ceramic phoenix. Facing severe finacial cut backs they moved to a larger venue with better prospects.

1400 words each in Dutch, published in kM 96 autumn 2015http://www.kunstenaarsmateriaal.nl/index/nieuwste-nummer

2015 Four Introductory articles for Dutch magazine Textil Plus TP 231 Dolls as messengers - Voodooh dolls, dolls in Dutch 17th century doll’s houses and critical ethnographic insights in Dutch history through dolls from Suriname. TP 232 Interview with curator Anne Kloosterboer about the international Rijswijk Textile Biennial. A meeting point for surprising Art made from textiles. TP 233 The human figure in textile Art - The tapestry of Bayeux to Louise Bourgeois to the woven work of Lia Cook - a compilation of groundbreaking works in textiles. TP 234 About construction in textiles - one and a thousand threads. How did textile construction start and why do women go into overdrive when constructing textiles?

each about 1000 words, Dutch

image - details of work by Lia Cook, USA

2016 Forthcoming publications

kM magazineArticle about 3D modelling with haptic 3D design package developped by Ann Marie Shillitoe. Article about financing art projects in The Netherlands.Article about glue in paper restoration and bookmaking

By Bloomsbury publishers:peer-reviewd and edited by N. Nimkulrat, F. Kane and K. Walton ‘Crafting textiles in a digital age’ to be published septmber 2016

Summary of my contribution: The intelligence of the handIn this chapter I set out to explore the introduction of digital tools into traditional crafting with a focus on weaving. It is informed by my personal development as an artist with a background in the worlds of both arts and medical science, and by interviews with designers/makers. The worlds of science and arts each are governed by their own rules. Valid scientific research is bound by the rigours of scientific parameters and statistics, whereas arts research thrives through out-of-the-box thinking. In this chapter I discuss the intelligence of the hand, the development of a sensibility for materials, the importance of cognition and the use of algorithms, all in relation to the current use of digital tools in weaving and in other disciplines of arts. I conclude by describing my own project, ‘Stitch_your_brain’, in order to offer a wider perspective on the use of digital tools in crafting.