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The Longest Day
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I am happy to share my latest work,
The Longest Day. It's a celebration of the summer solstice, with an emphasis on observing it near the Susquehanna River. It joins the other works in my ongoing series
The River.
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| The Longest Day, detail 1 |
The center panel, which was made independently and attached to the supporting quilt, is made from luxurious silks and wools. It is needlefelted, hand embroidered, and heavily hand beaded. There's a lot of textural richness there that could only be achieved through textiles. I greatly enjoyed the process of stitching and beading it, slowly over a period of time.
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| The Longest Day, detail 2 |
The supporting quilt features cyanotype prints, from photos I took of the Veterans Memorial Bridge in Columbia, PA. They are framed by patchwork made primarily from Mysore silks.
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| The Longest Day, detail 3 |
The composition is framed again by digital prints of the same bridge. The entire piece is heavily machine stitched.
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| The Longest Day, detail 4 |
It's a complex piece, with a lot of interplay between the various visual and textural elements. The size is 77" high by 49" wide. I'm thrilled with how well it all came together--now the challenge is to find a good venue to display it.
You can track this work back as a work in progress by clicking on The Longest Day under Labels in the right sidebar.
As always, thanks for reading and commenting.
3 comments:
So interesting to see you apply cyanotype to non-organic. The allusions to river and bridge make for an exciting juxtaposition. Inspiring, as always!
A very interesting and beautiful piece. Congratulations.
Thank you Eleanor and Coby--I appreciate the support!
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