This is the second piece I was working on last month. It's a continuation on the theme of tidal line cycles which I always enjoy working from. I've actually been sitting on this particular idea/composition for a few years with the drawing pinned up on my studio wall all this time. I recently came to the conclusion that I was making it too complicated. (Who, me? Never!) It's all about the fragmented scatterings of the end of a wave against the subtle, tonal gradation of wet sand. Sometimes less is more.
It's a shame that it doesn't particularly capture on camera, but there's
a shiny, blue rayon yarn (the tall cone in the photo below) running through most of the background
which gives the tapestry a really lovely shimmering quality. The shiny background and the low relief tufting create an unusual surface which play with the sense of depth and can change quite dramatically
in different lighting.
size: 65 x 22.5cm (not including painted wooden frame)
materials: cotton, linen, rayon and wool. Woven at 10 warps per inch on cotton warp.
*SOLD*
in progress on the loom.
