2020 was a wild year : pandemic, politics, civic disruption, seasonal anomalies.. Now wonder I wanted to escape!

Blue, orange and red...really?  Just three colors of thread combined to make this richly glowing, coppery hued relief!

When I began this artwork, I though, perhaps, that it might become a mobius floor sculpture : an accordion without end.  But like 2020, I found I wanted an end.

With the unique characteristics of tri-lobal embroidery thread, angles, combinations and viewing position make all the difference in the color perception.  It's almost sci-fi!  So, maybe that is why I needed to title this ESCAPE CAPSULE!

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Escape Capsule

Chromatic Wave 2

Chroma= the purity or intensity of color. YUM!  I keep experimenting and reveling in the reflective threads and the effects of folds and curves.  Sometimes I think I could work with this design forever, simply changing the colors, the fabric and the way it is folded.  The permutations seem limitless.

Chromatic Wave 2 is a three-dimensional wall work...a rainbow of colors curl and sway across the wall. The colors present in new ways as the light of the day changes.

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Chromatic Wave 2

The life of an artist is one of experimentation.

Nearly every summer I isolate myself for a couple of weeks by Lake Superior to spend time thinking, playing and experimenting. I had already been experimenting for sometime with gradients and optical color mixing, rather like the Impressionists, but with thread.  That summer I started playing with bending the fabric as well, releasing yet more color from the prismatic thread!

Chromatic Wave is a three-dimensional wall work...a rainbow that sinuously moves across the wall, revealing new colors as the light changes through the day.

Chromatic Wave 1

Diamonds and Rubies.Treasure is a lush, interactive sculpture that reflects it's sparkle into the depths of a mirror. The separate modules can be displayed on or off the mirrored tray, in small groups or large.

a manipulable sculpture from original digital embroidery. The pieces sit on a mirrored base. You get to play with the parts and rearrange them at will.

Treasure

A near monumental piece! Seven and a half feet high, Logo/Lithos makes a statement. It’s force is beautiful, strong and gentle, like the gentle giant it is. It seems to have something momentous to say stacked like a stone monolith.

For its maximum effect, hang it an atrium or tall stairwell location. For a quieter experience, feel free to hang the elements in different locations or groupings.

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