
This piece is the first I developed during my year long project of creating whatever I wished…as long as it fit in the mixed media textile category. I began by choosing a shape…obviously the boat. I cut squares of cotton sheeting and experimented with folding. I needed to determine the correct size for each one.
Once that was done, I painted the sheeting to give it color and a bit of rigidity. After folding, the boats were painted again, stamped with letters and numbers, grometted, and ultimately waxed, connected and hung. The finished piece is 79 x 55 x 6 inches.
Here is the piece installed at the Capitol Rotunda Gallery in Santa Fe, NM.
Who knew…what started as a flotilla of different color skipps sitting on the table in my studio would develop into this? from the studio…
Sue, it was so great to see you and Gerry. Your work has evolved to such a high level and I know you are very happy about that. You’ve inspired me to start juicing up my own work. Again thanks for coming to the show. Hope you had a good visit in Silver. Love, Mimi