Labels - What is Your Category? - LITTLE COG

Labels

A brown parcel label on a blue wool background. It reads, 'What is your category?' Steph Fuller

Artist: Steph Fuller

This was a great session - we chatted about peoples' expectations of disabled women and then looked into how labels are used both physically and metaphorically. We talked about making labels of support and leaving them in public places for people to find. This could also be a form of protest and solidarity. And we found that once we started making the labels, we didn't want to stop. Give it a try.

Content Warning: Strong Language

Caroline Cardus

Brown parcel label coloured in dark and light pink which says 'so bored of stereotypes' Caroline Cardus

F*ck "me-no-pause" I want cake. A yellow back ground and black lettering. Caroline Cardus

Two sides of the same label - Bold red, yellow and black lettering says Fierce, loud, not sorry. and on the other side it says, PS I'm over fifty with a smiley face drawn. Caroline Cardus

A heart shaped label with a background colour of scratchy pink. Bold black and red lettering says 'stop selling me my menopause' Caroline Cardus

A brown parcel label with bold colourful lettering says 'Big stroppy crip love' with a hand drawn loveheart. Caroline Cardus

An ornately decorated label which says 'targeted ads suck when you're over 50' Caroline Cardus

Steph Fuller

A brown parcel label on a blue wool background. It reads, 'What is your category?' Steph Fuller

A brown parcel label on a blue wool background. It reads, 'May Contain Toxic Material and had a skull and crossbones on it' Steph Fuller

A brown parcel label on a blue wool background. It reads, 'Historic Artefact - Handle with Care' Steph Fuller

Two brown parcel labels on a blue wool background. They read, 'Hu(wo)man' and 'Speci(wo)man'. Steph Fuller

Six brown parcel labels on a blue wool background. A small round one has a skull and crossbones and says 'pirate'. % rectangole shapes have a black and red border. One reads, 'What is your category?'. Another reads, 'historic artefact, handle with care'. There is also 'May Contain Toxic Material', 'Hu(wo)man, and Speci(wo)man.

A brown parcel label on a blue wool background. It has a picture of a cat's face with a question mark above its head. Steph Fuller

Caroline Miles

a heart label coloured to reflect the Ukrainian flag with the word peace and a drawing of a dove. Caroline Miles

a heart parcel label coloured to reflect the Ukrainian flag with the word 'hope' written in black across it, hanging on a string. Caroline Miles.

Pastel colours - Find the Real You. Caroline Miles

Colourful lettering on a white parcel label - 'Be the real you'

Access All Areas. Caroline Miles.

A label with a cut out heart and the words 'Crip Revolution' written in red, zig zagging down the label which is a dark marron colour. Caroline Miles

Two labels - one is a white heart with the word love written in pastel colours and three hand drawn yellow flowers. The second says the word choose next to a cut out heart symbolising love. Caroline Miles.

Two beautiful labels - a whote heart with the word 'peace' and pastel coloured flowers. And a whote oblong label with heart cut out shape and the word 'love' surrounded by a chain of flowers. Caroline Miles.

JulieMc McNamara

May contain nuts written on a brown parcel label and placed on a glockenspiel with two beaters next to it.

May Contain Nuts label on a string around a small statue of The Virgin Mary. She is wearing a blue cloak and has palms up turned and outstretched

A brown parcel label with a heart cut out. Around the cutout is a red heart lined in blue. A beautiful swallow in flight in colours of turquoise and blue. The label is positioned on a teaspoon display stand alongside a range of collectable teaspoons. JulieMc McNamara

Protest Labels in Support of Ukraine

A painted panel with a yellow dove in a blue circle over which two hands are breaking a rifle, bullets falling to the floor. The panel is placed in greenery, long bluebell leaves and stems. JulieMc McNamara.

A painted panel with a yellow dove in a blue circle over which two hands are breaking a rifle, bullets falling to the floor. The panel is placed in greenery. JulieMc McNamara.

A painted panel with a yellow dove in a blue circle over which two hands are breaking a rifle, bullets falling to the floor. The panel is placed in greenery with a single yellow tulip growing. JulieMc McNamara.

Lynne McFarlane

Brown Parcel label with handwriting - 'cute but psycho' and a handful of love hearts. Colourful thread.

A pink heart label with the words I don't need to be perfect on a pink and grey background. Purple foil ribbon.

'May contain nuts' on a brown label surrounded by lots of red hearts. Colourful thread.

There are possibilities within me is handwritten on a rainbow background. Colourful thread.

A colourful circle label with the words 'mood swing' on it. Purple foil ribbon.

Pauline Heath

Brown parcel label with handwritten text, 'Equality and Diversity'. Pauline Heath.

Brown label reads 'useless or useful'

Image Description - 2 Brown parcel labels with handwritten text, 'rock bottom' and 'level up'. Pauline Heath

Boiling Point written on a white circle

Image Description - Brown parcel label with handwritten text, 'occupancy'. Pauline Heath.

Image Description - White parcel label with handwritten text, 'glass half empty, glass half full' and a line drawing of a half full glass. Pauline Heath.

Samantha Blackburn

Neatly arranged balnk labels, string and artist's brush pens. Two love hearts say From Little Cog x Samantha Blackburn

a white heart label with the word IN-VALID in black and red. The 'IN' is crossed out to leave the word VALID. Samantha Blackburn.

'Have Hope' handwritten with two pink flowers and green foliage on a white parcel label. Samantha Blackburn.

White parcel label saying 'UNsettled' with 'un' underlined. #!upward arrow#! A pink love heart on top of a blue loveheart. Samantha Blackburn

A white parcel label with a heart shape cut out. Two little bees are drawn and it reads Buzzing with positive-ity. Samantha Blackburn

A brown jiffy bag sent in the post with a hand drawn bow and the words little cog x Parcel made by Vici Wreford-Sinnott. Received and photographed by Samantha Blackburn.

Vici Wreford-Sinnott

Knitting needles and a ball of yarn. Reads Yarn bomb ya life away. Vici Wreford-Sinnott

Warning Political Activist ahead. Vici Wreford-Sinnott

A white label with a cut out heart reads 'Not in my name'. Vici Wreford-Sinnott

Two labels hanging on string. A whote circle reads Access All Areas and a brown label reads F*ck ableism, I'm done.

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