“Echoes from Beyond Within ”

45.5” X 62 ”
(3 panels hung 1” apart)

2011

Hand painted linen; Commercial fabrics; Pewter and brass mesh; Silk fibres; Various threads; Glass beads, freshwater pearls; Mounted on fabric wrapped wooden frame

Collage; Acrylic textile paints; Thermo-fabrication with heat gun; Free motion    stitching; Sheer overlay; Handmade silk paper; Couching; Bobbin stitching; Hand beading

Artist Statement:

I wonder what it would feel like, to step into the 'beyond'... what would we see... what smells would we take in and make into a part of our being... what sounds would envelop and hold us there.

Text:

We reach out, cutting through the fog of our mind, hoping to ride the rhythm of our heart - calling to our secret strength. It is difficult to keep our breath calm, controlled. We must let our need speak for us - send it spiraling into the mist.

Exhibits:

Devon House, The Craft Counil of Newfoundland and Labrador, St. John's, NL, Canada, 2011

Sir Wilfred Grenfell College Art Gallery, Memorial University, Corner Brook, NL, Canada, 2011

$3000