Lauren Marie Sheldrick

BA (Hons) Fine Art


Sad Drunk Girl is a celebration of the failures of womanhood. By looking at my own excessive consumption and the negative connotations that comes with it, my work strives to comment on the gender stereotypes that comes with being a ‘girl’. “Women who consume excessively have long been – and still are – framed as failed women: bad mothers, bad wives, bad girls”, this quote was taken from Radical Decadence by Julia Skelly. Published only last year, this book highlights issues that are still present in this ‘modern’ society. As women, we are not to be too emotional or show any vulnerability if we are to have any hope of success. We are still being tied to a certain time of month. In my work, I choose to turn the traits often seen in woman as negative into positive attributes.

This concept continues in my choice of material. Textiles and women have been involved with one another throughout history. They have both been described as excessive and by creating work that advertises these two things; I hope to encourage society to move beyond these stereotypes. Exhibiting textiles as Fine Art means we can appreciate textiles as an art form. A table cloth or dress is stripped of its usual purpose. To observe and not touch creates a feeling of desire I find intriguing.


Mae Sad Drunk Girl yn dathlu methiannau benywdod. Drwy edrych ar fy yfed gormodol i fy hun a’r goblygiadau negyddol sy’n deillio ohono, mae fy ngwaith yn ceisio gwneud sylwadau ar y stereoteipiau rhyw sy’n rhan o fod yn ‘ferch’. “Women who consume excessively have long been – and still are – framed as failed women: bad mothers, bad wives, bad girls”, daw’r dyfyniad hwn o Radical Decadence gan Julia Skelly. Mae’r llyfr hwn, newydd ei gyhoeddi y llynedd, yn amlygu materion sy’n dal i fod yn bresennol yn y gymdeithas ‘fodern’ yma. A ninnau’n fenywod, ni ddylem fod yn rhy emosiynol neu ddangos unrhyw wendid os ydym yn gobeithio llwyddo o gwbl. Rydym yn dal i fod wedi’n clymu wrth adeg arbennig o’r mis. Yn fy ngwaith rwy’n dewis troi’r nodweddion a welir yn aml yn rhai negyddol mewn menywod yn rhinweddau positif.

Mae’r cysyniad hwn yn parhau gyda’r deunydd a ddewisais. Mae tecstilau a menywod wedi cyd-gerdded drwy’r canrifoedd. Cafodd y ddau eu disgrifio yn bethau gormodol a thrwy greu gwaith sy’n hysbysebu’r ddau beth yma, rwy’n gobeithio annog cymdeithas i symud y tu hwnt i’r stereoteipiau hyn. Mae arddangos tecstilau yn Gelfyddyd Gain yn golygu y gallwn werthfawrogi tecstilau yn ffurf ar gelfyddyd. Mae’r lliain bwrdd neu’r ffrog yn cael colli eu diben arferol. Mae arsylwi a pheidio â chyffwrdd yn creu ymdeimlad o awydd sy’n ddiddorol iawn i fi.

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