Wisdom

My original fibre art / textile called Wisdom.

I wanted to somehow convey the message of positive body/mental image in peri/post menopausal woman.

It is a time in a woman’s life where many customs and cultures believe a woman is at her most powerful. She is no longer boxed in by the expectations of society about her stage of life or the limitations and stigma of the menstrual cycle. She has learned and experienced many things and has gained the wisdom that comes with age. In many cultures a woman at this stage of her life is revered and becomes aware of the mysteries of the universe. My piece celebrates this stage of a woman’s life and I hope it shows the beauty and wisdom that comes with this progression on the cycle of life.

The piece is handmade using a combination of wet felting for the sky and the rest of the piece is created using a technique called laid fibre which is a more unique and unusual way of creating fibre art, it gives a softer more dreamlike feel to the painting. Laid fibre paintings are created by laying fibres to form a painting but not felting them or joining them in any way. The fibres are torn/cut as required. They can be laid over each other to create shading etc. in the same way as you would use paint. The painting is then placed under glass to hold all the fibres in place.

All my original artworks are complete one-offs, I never make the same artwork twice so you can be sure that if you are buying a piece as a gift for a loved one, a friend or treating yourself to some new art that you will be purchasing a completely one of a kind artwork.

The artwork comes framed in a 20” x 16” white frame with a 2″ hand painted mount. It is framed using plexiglass and is ready to hang.

Due to the nature of this item please do not attempt to change the frame.

Artwork is copyrighted and may not be used without permission.

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