'Threads' is a project about intergenerational relationships and connections. It explores the concept of female connections on a familial, historical, and biological level, with the threads that tie us all together, through the medium of graphic design. The research was conducted with the intention of creating tangible, textile-based outcomes.
I designed a contemporary garment of symbols, quotes, and colours that allows the wearer to carry the knowledge collected about my grandmothers, who were a seamstress and a weaver. By using their machinery, I was able to get to know them on a deeper and more meaningful level.
'Opulence and Disobedience' is an activist pack and publication, inspired by the societal progress made by women in history, who used 'craftivism' to evoke change.
Oxytocin is the hormone released by women during social bonding, reproduction, and childbirth. ‘Bonds’ is an experiential soft materials installation and poster series that aims to cultivate relationships and the production of oxytocin, and highlight responses to the experience.
![Inspired by my grandmothers, who were a weaver and a seamstress](https://2022.ncad.works/media/pages/graduates/genevieve-connolly/d46318f4cc-1653657386/2-outcome1-2-1200x-q90.jpg)
Inspired by my grandmothers, who were a weaver and a seamstress
![Typographic garment that tells the story of my family heritage](https://2022.ncad.works/media/pages/graduates/genevieve-connolly/33f71ed8fe-1653657385/1-outcome1-1-1200x-q90.jpg)
Typographic garment that tells the story of my family heritage
![I carry my family history everywhere I go](https://2022.ncad.works/media/pages/graduates/genevieve-connolly/b3cc5b2ef9-1653657387/3-outcome1-3-1200x-q90.jpg)
I carry my family history everywhere I go
![‘Opulence and Disobedience’; An activist pack and publication](https://2022.ncad.works/media/pages/graduates/genevieve-connolly/822e51f8b8-1653657388/4-outcome2-1-1200x-q90.jpg)
‘Opulence and Disobedience’; An activist pack and publication
![](https://2022.ncad.works/media/pages/graduates/genevieve-connolly/c4c19a45d7-1653657389/5-outcome2-2-1200x-q90.jpg)
![Inspired by the societal progress made by women in history, who used craftivism to evoke change](https://2022.ncad.works/media/pages/graduates/genevieve-connolly/d81cd08dd6-1653657390/6-outcome2-3-1200x-q90.jpg)
Inspired by the societal progress made by women in history, who used craftivism to evoke change
![](https://2022.ncad.works/media/pages/graduates/genevieve-connolly/00b505840d-1653657391/7-outcome2-4-1200x-q90.jpg)
![‘Bonds’; An experiential soft materials installation](https://2022.ncad.works/media/pages/graduates/genevieve-connolly/7e48e7ef09-1653657392/8-outcome3-1-1200x-q90.jpg)
‘Bonds’; An experiential soft materials installation
![Create a space to cultivate friendships and strengthen relationships](https://2022.ncad.works/media/pages/graduates/genevieve-connolly/274e58070b-1653657393/9-outcome3-2-1200x-q90.jpg)
Create a space to cultivate friendships and strengthen relationships
![Made from materials gifted to me by the widower of an influential quilter](https://2022.ncad.works/media/pages/graduates/genevieve-connolly/c7f222cb4c-1653657394/10-outcome3-3-1200x-q90.jpg)
Made from materials gifted to me by the widower of an influential quilter