• News
  • About
  • Performance
    • The Festival of Curves, Slopes and Detours (2018)
    • Facing (2012)
    • MKVH [Milton Keynes Vertical Horizontal] (2006)
    • The Volcano Lady (2004)
    • The Daily Hayley (2001)
    • Connotations Performance Images 1994-1998 (1998)
    • Ecomiss (1994)
  • Sound & music
    • Cafe Carbon by The Gluts (2009)
    • MiniFlux (2005)
    • Wrapping (2000)
    • Hook and Eye (1998)
    • Crystalline I, II and III (1997)
    • Shot in the Dark (1996)
    • Tour (1995)
    • Record (1994)
  • Textiles & works on paper
    • Tongue-tied (2019)
    • Histoire Economique (2011-14)
    • Domestique (2010-13)
  • Writing
    • Bastards (2019)
    • A to B in MK (2018)
    • Elfie und Eleonore (2013)
    • Common (2013)
    • The Smelly Hillock, 2010
    • MKVH [The Screenplay] (2007)
  • Collaborations
    • HAND (2018-2020)
    • Crisis Cabaret (2013)
    • Bankspeak (2009)
    • A Secret Sculpture (2006-7)
  • Covid
    • About this section
    • Pillows and Lungs (2020)
    • 2020
    • loss and anger, anger and loss (2020)
    • Legs (2020)
    • Wobbly lines for very difficult times (2020)
    • Keeping Track... (2020- )
    • Untitled (2021)
    • Slow (2021)
    • Switch (2021)
    • Letters + Envelopes (2021-2)
    • LifeLines (envelopes), 2021- 

Hayley Newman

Artist, performer, writer, teacher

  • News
  • About
  • Performance
    • The Festival of Curves, Slopes and Detours (2018)
    • Facing (2012)
    • MKVH [Milton Keynes Vertical Horizontal] (2006)
    • The Volcano Lady (2004)
    • The Daily Hayley (2001)
    • Connotations Performance Images 1994-1998 (1998)
    • Ecomiss (1994)
  • Sound & music
    • Cafe Carbon by The Gluts (2009)
    • MiniFlux (2005)
    • Wrapping (2000)
    • Hook and Eye (1998)
    • Crystalline I, II and III (1997)
    • Shot in the Dark (1996)
    • Tour (1995)
    • Record (1994)
  • Textiles & works on paper
    • Tongue-tied (2019)
    • Histoire Economique (2011-14)
    • Domestique (2010-13)
  • Writing
    • Bastards (2019)
    • A to B in MK (2018)
    • Elfie und Eleonore (2013)
    • Common (2013)
    • The Smelly Hillock, 2010
    • MKVH [The Screenplay] (2007)
  • Collaborations
    • HAND (2018-2020)
    • Crisis Cabaret (2013)
    • Bankspeak (2009)
    • A Secret Sculpture (2006-7)
  • Covid
    • About this section
    • Pillows and Lungs (2020)
    • 2020
    • loss and anger, anger and loss (2020)
    • Legs (2020)
    • Wobbly lines for very difficult times (2020)
    • Keeping Track... (2020- )
    • Untitled (2021)
    • Slow (2021)
    • Switch (2021)
    • Letters + Envelopes (2021-2)
    • LifeLines (envelopes), 2021- 

Domestique (2010-13)

Domestique is a series of over 70 used dishcloths and towels with faces sewn on them. 

Related work: some dishcloths from this series appear in the performance Facing, 2012.

Used dishcloth with the suggestion of a face
Underside of a used dishcloth with the suggestion of a face
Used grey dishcloth with the suggestion of a face in red and green
Used red and white dishcloth with the suggestion of a face
Used yellow dishcloth with the suggestion of a face
Reverse of a used yellow dishcloth with the suggestion of a face
Soiled dishcloth with three irregular circles sewn in red and green cotton
Soiled dishcloth with three irregular circles sewn in red and green cotton
Soiled dishcloth with the suggestion of a face
Tea towel with floral motif and three holes

All works copyright Hayley Newman and their respective authors, 2025