"Heart Song”

18.5” X 16”

2011

Cotton; Various synthetic textiles; Fusible web; Heat Away stabilizer; Acrylic textile paints; Metallic pen; Encaustic crayon; Pewter; Tulle; Various threads; Mounted on fabric wrapped wooden frame

Free Motion Embroidery; Rubbing; Thermo-fabrication (heat applied), Hand stitching

Artist Statement:

Sometimes I just feel an overwhelming, calming connection to things around me, and I write down my feelings, and make art to go with it. "Heart Song" is the result of one of those sessions. There is a strong sense of touching the beyond, while grounded in the reality of the process of creating. Time is lost - I am lost, and yet found.

Text:

Why do I need to understand in my head when often - more than often I am able to design artwork, over and over, with you as the central figure? Once I began thinking with my heart I used my inner eye to see the real you among the others. You present yourself to my consciousness as a halo of light allowing me to explore the darkness without fear, letting my inner being, my true self radiate and grow until my heart overflows.

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

$450