Take one breath, take another and another……..This is how we each stay alive and survive every day.  The shallow dimensional forms created with the delicate,  translucent organza seem as if they could inhale and exhale taking one breath after another and another……..
In my recent work I have become fascinated with the diaphanous qualities of organza fabric which allow light and vision to pass through the fabric. As organza is so different from the opaque materials I usually work with, I had to change my way of thinking and working. The clear, defined edges that I’m familiar with, aren’t appropriate and are almost not possible, in this new medium.

I had to find other ways to work with the soft, blurred and indistinct edges that are an inherent characteristic of this material.

Media / materials : organza and cotton fabrics,  pompoms,  embroidery thread
Techniques : hand and machine stitching

Size: 82 x 82 cm ( 32” x 32” )

In my recent work I have become fascinated with the diaphanous qualities of organza fabric which allow light and vision to pass through the fabric.  As organza is so different from the opaque materials that I usually work with,  I had to change my way of thinking and working.  I had to find other ways to work with the soft, blurred and indistinct edges that are an inherent characteristic of this fabric.
In this work, the organza “puffs” are deconstructed :  their placement is more random and the raw edges are visible and add texture.  The shallow forms created with organza seem as if they could inhale and exhale,  taking one breath after another and another.
The linear quality of the dark raffia rings connects to the scribbled rings of stitching.  The silk and hand dyed cotton fabrics and textured barkcloth add clear, defined shapes and edges.

Media : organza, silk and hand-dyed cotton;  barkcloth from Uganda,  cotton string, raffia
Techniques : Hand and machine stitching

Size: 33 x 50 cm

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Size: 27 x 27 cm

Size: 27 x 27cm

SOLD

Size: 27 x 27 cm

Size: 27 x 27 cm