an artists' view
Wednesday, 30 January 2013
reverse
This is the back of one of my stitched sample pieces for my City & Guilds course. What struck me was the lines; how they look like paths, or rivers, or lines in the landscape that can be seen from aerial photography. It's like a map. Funny how things emerge from something else. The front bears no relation to landscape, or maps, or any of my usual concerns. And yet, and yet, almost as if the underside bears witness to my psychological pre-occupations. It's glued down now, in my portfolio, and no longer visible. A hidden landscape.
Labels:
C and G,
drawn stitch,
Earthworks,
embroidery,
Fabric,
landscape,
sewing,
stitches,
Textiles
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what does the front look like?
ReplyDeleteI often like the reverse side as much as the front, perhaps because of the unintended images, that have grown kind of organically
the front is in my city & guilds portfolio at the moment! I'll post up a photo when I get it back Saskia.
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