Fundament

What’s fundamental to you?

29"h x 24"w x 1.5" d

Materials: clothesline, t-shirt yarn, fiber reactive dyes

Techniques: cloverleaf base, twining, triple twining, wrapping, braiding, stitching, dyeing

Fundament explanation

Marsh Wren

A canoe tour of Scarborough Marsh inspired me to create this larger-than-life marsh wren. We saw many birds during our journey along the winding Nonesuch River, but the marsh wren was only identifiable by its buzzy trill & some nests we saw in the grasses. Wrens have long been a favorite of mine, and research confirmed that the marsh wren is a delightful member of the family & worthy of a portrait.

Materials: round, flat and flat oval reed, bass wood, acrylic paint, waxed threads, wire, glue

Techniques: twining, carving, painting, wrapping

Flow

A river flows through the cord grass of a salt marsh to the sea.

Materials: birch wood panel, round and flat oval reed, fiber reactive dyes, acrylic paint, waxed threads, glue
10” h x 10” w x 1.5” d

Techniques: twining, interlinking, hand-dyeing, painting, gluing

Salt Marsh

The beauty and serenity of Scarborough Marsh is a challenge to capture in any visual medium. In this work I attempted to depict the slow movement of the river and the sway of the cord grass.

18” h x 18” w x 1.5” d

Materials: birch wood panel, hand-dyed round and flat oval reed, acrylic paint, waxed threads

Techniques: twining, sprang weaving, painting

Autumn

30"h x 19" w x 9" d

Materials: Dyed flat oval, round and oval oval reed, frame with matte, waxed thread, stone

Techniques: Wave weave, random weave, gluing, stitching