Wrapped in Cold Hard Comfort

2025-26

PROJECT BLOG

This project was made possible thanks to the generous funding of Arts Council England and the tremendous support of Yorkshire Sculpture Park, East Street Arts and Sunny Bank Mills.

The title Wrapped in Cold Hard Comfort and the work were born out of processing a period in my life that was incredibly challenging. I was in cycle of physical ill health which brought with it a cycle of poor mental health.

Familiar places to seek comfort, like curling up on the sofa waiting for things to pass, became traps, despite the softness of the quilt it physiologically became this covering that held me on the sofa as though weighted.

This blog is about sharing my journey.

Further information about the project can be found on the Yorkshire Sculpture Park website, this link will take you there.

Andi Walker Andi Walker

Reflections

Body hurts again.
Same as yesterday.
Hard to remember when it didn’t.

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foreword

Wrapped in Cold Hard Comfort marks a pivotal moment in my practice and its ongoing move into sculptural form. The work challenges traditional ideas of textiles as soft, pliable, and domestic by using non-conventional materials that resist these assumptions.

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