wall work
Relief creates topography - a linear physicality - that circumnavigates and responds to an imagined landscape. Lines become pathways etched into the surfaces.
THE LION, THE CARDINAL AND THE ROSE; 16” x 16”; Silk, cotton, various fabric scraps, felt, netting, plastic, stuffed and embroidered cotton cone, fake flower, fake bird (that has been covered in netting and embroidered), shoelace yardage, linen cord, alphabet beads; Quilted, stitched, pieced, appliqued, embroidered, beaded, constructed
photos: Penina M
THE ANTAGONISTS; 12 ½” x 87”, Silk, cotton, felt; Quilted, pieced, appliquéd, hand and machine stitched, constructed; photo: Wendy McEahern; in the private Ray Kelly collection
DETAILS FOLLOW:
left side - notice the red Rorschach text behind the competing figures
right side - notice the rope is unraveling, creating factions
the center 3 panels where the antagonists meet “absurdity in action” in their tug of war; there are 7 panels in all
THE HOURGLASS; 16” x 16” (unframed); Silk, cotton, felt; Quilted, pieces, appliquéd, stitched; photo: Wendy McEahern - in a private collection
THE FLAME; 16” x 16” (unframed); Silk, cotton, paper, thread, ink; Quilted, pieced, appliquéd, drawn, stitched; photo: Wendy McEahern - in a private collection
THE KNOT; 16” x 16” (unframed); Silk, cotton, paper, thread, ink; Quilted, pieced, appliquéd, drawn, stitched; photo: Wendy McEahern - in a private collection
detail of quilted, stitched, and constucted panel; silk, cotton, paper, ink; photo: Penina M