Work 4
Golden Bear Tapestry, 2015

 

Digitally woven cotton, fabric dye, embroidery
71 x 53 inches

Concept: I started to use images of my older work to create new ones, welcoming a feedback loop of memory, seeing, and action. I expanded on my language of craft by adding dye and embroidery to continue to open space for interpretation.

Process: I took a photograph of the folded Golden Bear wall sculpture and had the photograph woven into a blanket. Then I painted the white section with pink and yellow fabric dye, embroidering over sections of the pattern with three colors of yarn.

Activity

Writing / Discussion Exercise: 

1. What kinds of emotions or bodily sensations does this image evoke for you?  Why?

2. If you had to make up the story that this image tells, what would it be?

3. Write a paragraph telling an entirely different story?

4. Write a paragraph combining both stories.