Chaos & Calm in the Forest of Unknowing 2019
Ink, bio ink, graphite on sewn vellum pieces
Each piece 118 x 188 cm l 46.5 x 74 in
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There were dozens (hundreds, perhaps) of photographs of tree branches that I’d taken throughout my time in Wiltshire. And I have always had a connection to trees, to their presence, to the energy they exude -some more than others. I wanted to somehow tie this together into a large two dimensional piece in which the elements were seen but also a little mysterious. To this end, I organized all of my favourite branch photos and on individual pieces of vellum (thick, semi-opaque tracing paper) I used homemade and regular ink to translate each represented photograph. I spent many hours arranging the painted pieces, then sewed them together. Each of the two large sewn pieces has an underlayer which serve to give more depth to the abstracted story.