Following on from my tapestries last December and oil paintings in January/February, I continued exploring light, reflections and patterns of Orkney shorelines. In particular I've been fascinated with backwash, when the seas draws back after a wave has dispersed.
The following tapestries are explorations of line, capturing the fluidity of water pulling back over the sand and the rhythm of dispersed wave fragments. Research came from a few beaches around Orkney: Dingieshowe and Skaill beaches on the Orkney mainland and Sand O' Wright beach in Hoxa, South Ronaldsay.
"receding ripples"
handwoven tapestry, set in a painted, wooden box frame.
size: 17cm square (inc. frame)
materials: cotton, linen, rayon and wool; woven on 8 warps per inch.
"reverse flow"
handwoven tapestry, set in a painted, wooden box frame.
size: 22.5 x 12cm (inc. frame)
materials: cotton, linen, rayon and wool; woven on 8 warps per inch.
As is becoming habit I took my work outdoors to photograph. I particularly enjoy taking my tapestries artworks outdoors to photograph as their low relief, textural surfaces really come to life in natural, moving light.
"reflect and retreat"
handwoven tapestry, set in a painted, wooden box frame.
size: 33.5cm square (inc. frame)
materials: cotton, linen, rayon and wool; woven on 8 warps per inch.
The larger artwork of the three, "reflect and retreat", uses a combination of textural effects - single and double weft and knots - to really play with low relief surface. It also moves the ripple concept further, relating how sand ripples, created by water and air moving over the sand, reflect the gentle, undulating forms of the Orkney landscape. Ripples drawn from landscape silhouttes are layered with backwash ripples and sea froth fragments to play with this idea of interconnectedness. Colours, lines, forms and patterns echo one another, contributing to the natural rhythm and flow of Orkney's shorelines.
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