i've barely finished stitching this piece and haven't really had time to make friends with it properly and already it's rushed off to have fun in Sydney without me
it's made up of silk fragments dyed in Lier, London, San Francisco, Wellington, Warrnambool, Columbus and of course Hope Springs.
it's a document of wandering, hand-stitched together using linen thread
if you're in the Sydney area you can see it at
114 Commonwealth Street
Surry Hills
It's so beautiful, I bet it was kidnapped!
ReplyDeleteLove this rich beautiful textile. Why did you place the seismic map for SF on? I am going there next week and now I am starting to have heart palpitations! (smile)
ReplyDeleteFull of luscious life and beauty. A traveler's tale.
ReplyDelete....San Francisco is the one place on earth where, when your beloved murmurs softly in your ear..."did the earth move for you, too, darling?"
ReplyDeleteyou can truthfully murmur back, "yes"
a document of international beauty.
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Wow, so many wonderful soft colours and patterns. It looks stunning. The indigo blues beutifully contrasting the earthy browns. There are some very interesting plant dyes in this one.
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the deep coloured one that looks as if it might be indigo is actually the result of red hazelnut [Corylus avellana] leaves on sericin-rich silk processed in Belgian tap water in an aluminium pot [that little travel cauldron that lives in my suitcase]
ReplyDeletewow what a range of colors
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yvette
I think that piece represents the best use of travel...shared knowledge and learning and connections and creation. Beautiful...
ReplyDeleteMapMaker. the idea of mapping your creative development in actual work images is very beautiful and adds added riches.
ReplyDeletei smiled when you said that you hadn't had time to make friends with it - i know exactly what you mean
ReplyDeleteThe last couple of paintings i did were presents for friends and its weird to give them away and not have control over their fate: sort of like selling your kids for scientific experiment!
I love this and I wish I could see and feel it with my own eyes and hands. It must be very detailed and I bet every stitch can be translated by a word.
ReplyDeleteGorgeous... also makes me think of fields seen from above.
ReplyDeletei love your work India, it's really beautiful! Will you get this beautiful piece back after the exhibition?
ReplyDeleteHello India, I love your piecework and fabrics. I hope you have wonderful memories of your travels. I wish for you a chance to see more of the US besides the parking lot of an Ohio hotel. There are so many vast spaces in this country just ripe for a wanderer.
ReplyDeletedon't worry Chris, I have many fond memories of your lovely country starting way back in 1969
ReplyDeleteand i'm looking forward to coming back in 2011 to teach in Tennessee
[and buy cowboy boots at the Nashville Boot store]
besides dreaming of spending time in New England making dyed cloth during the Fall...
Wieteke, I have a deal with the gallery that if the work sells, they keep it until I can fly over and say goodbye...
Which bit was Warnambool? Was it the green or an orange one? A beautiful work India. I must come off my mountain to seek it out.
ReplyDeleteHey Gondwana Sister of the West Island. That cloth there, I wanna touch it, inhale it, run my fingers over the stitches, soak my eyes in it, lie under it, sit amongst it, hear you talk about it, feel it, imbibe of it. It evokes a memory of old handworked quilts in a large book - the hand work of old women and their beloved cloth. I get it, I really do. xxx
ReplyDeletesuch an amazing story piece
ReplyDeletephrases in fabric of travels and more
yes
It is truly a
ReplyDelete"Whirled peace"
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ReplyDeleteoops, had to delete comment above due to ridiculous spelling mistake.
ReplyDeletehere goes again, in response to Twisted
VISUALISE WHIRLED PEAS
sadly not an original thought of mine but borrowed from a friend's wall...
Beautiful colours - do you ever exhibit work in the UK - would be lovely to see some up close
ReplyDeletei'd be delighted to exhibit in the UK...just awaiting an invitation!
ReplyDeleteThe first time I read your blog you had just posted the words you spoke at the opening of 'wabi sabi'--- I have been interested in wabi sabi for some time and your words brought tears to my eyes--- they were so poetic.
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