wall work
Relief creates topography - a linear physicality - that circumnavigates and responds to an imagined landscape. Lines become pathways etched into the surfaces.
#1: Runner
#2: Walker
#3: Explainer
#4: Cafe Guy
#5: Poser
#6: Strider
#7: Gesturer
#8: Thinker
THE EXODUS ADDENDUMS; 8” x 8”; Silk, cotton, paint, thread; quilted, stitched, painted
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 I’ve embroidered after covering in netting), 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; in the private Ray Kelly collection; photo: Wendy McEahern
DETAILS:
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