OF FIBRE AND LIFE... Bits and pieces of cloth sewn or glued together curtain the world. Bits and pieces of knowledge skillfully intertwined make up the study of history. Every civilization has this tradition of squirreling away precious fragments untill they are needed to create a whole. Works of art,especially in the 20th century are often nothing more than ordered fragmentations- with each fragment carrying it's own cultural load.
Sunday, 18 April 2010
"Ten days Allowed": a collar
In reflection, I can see that one of the things that has the most impact on me, during my dissertation research was the image of a fine, 19th century whitework embroidered Ayrshire work collar, the pattern of which had been stamped: ten days allowed. This was the amount of time the embroiderer was given to complete it, and the payment would have been very little. Once again the contrast of the exquisite and poverty was so evident that I wanted to make my own rendering of such a collar...but it would not be a replica, or copy...but my own interpretation, made with feeling.
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