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| Heat Index |
I am pleased to share my latest work,
Heat Index. It's constructed using four of the prints I made in this past summer's wet cyanotype frenzy, combined with silk patchwork. The size is 54" high x 51" wide.
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| Heat Index, detail 1 |
I talked about the basic construction of this work in blog posts
Part 1 and
Part 2. The plants used are (clockwise) Queen Anne's lace flowers, tulip poplar leaves, red maple leaves, and tall blue lettuce leaves. Tall blue lettuce is an elegant wild plant, Lactuca biennis, typically found in disturbed landscapes.
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| Heat Index, detail 2 |
The leaf prints are heavily stitched, to add detail and texture. The silk patchwork is also heavily stitched, and reflects light in beautiful and subtle ways.
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| Heat Index, detail 3 |
I made this work in response to the abnormal/new normal weather patterns I experienced in Pennsylvania this summer, with torrential downpours, soupy humidity, and high temperatures contributing to an almost daily high heat index warning.
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| Heat Index, detail 4 |
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2 comments:
Your work continues to impress and intrigue, Sue. The overall effect of this one is stunning, but the quilting in the silk areas is really something.
Hi Sue, I like your new work. It makes me think of Fall colors with a bit too much red. The checkered rectangle border suggests encroachment. The blue lettuce leaves make me think of arrowheads. And the flower shapes in detail 4 are like tall stage lights radiating heat on the viewer below. Hopefully climate change ends and this work becomes dated.
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