Deb’s Building
For the Cloth in Common prompt building, Deb Cashatt was inspired to create her version of The Center building in Hong Kong
Gaudi’s Columns
Keeping with my current theme of inspiration of Antoni Gaudi I was thrilled with the Building Prompt. My only problem was which building to select. Parc Guell is a privatised park system composed of gardens and architectural elements in Barcelona. With urbanisation in mind Eusebi Guell assigned the design to
Ears, bold curves
The prompt “Anatomy” reminded me of the ear of human body. When I carefully observed the exposed shape of the ear,the curved lines of the ear shape looked very attractive. The beauty and naturalness of the curves were revealed there. The shape of the ear was enlarged and designed to
Fault Line
Well I get to publish this at last! Finished ten days ago I have been lucky to be travelling the beautiful South Island of New Zealand with my work but no time till now to sit down and write this post. Anatomy as a prompt was initially challenging for me
Along the Trails – Inside Connections
As I approached the ANATOMY prompt for our current sharing of artwork this fall, I was taken by the opportunity to share my thoughts about the many trails I walked all summer into the fall of 2021 that are found in our Canadian Escarpment land north of Lake Ontario. The
Bones
Susan J Lapham Like the bones of a human skeleton, black and white compositions provide an opportunity to focus on the underlying anatomy of the piece. Building strong figure ground tension and creating compelling configurations create a skeleton for the work to be built upon. Working in black and white
The bark is healing
Each trunk of a tree has a different appearance! That makes every tree unique. This is determined by the type, where it stands, how old it is and the weather influences over the years. Bacteria, animals or people can damage the tree. With every damage, permanent traces will occur. The
Tree Roots
Tree roots on a steep bank reveal their structure.
Tribute to Saul
When we first received the prompt Anatomy, I immediately thought of the 1959 Otto Preminger film Anatomy of a Murder. I streamed it and made a list of all the things in the movie that would lend themselves to being created in cloth in my symbographic style. Bookshelves, cars, and
Knowledge vs. Ignorance
39″ x 23.6″ (Hand dyed cotton, breakdown printing, machine stitching) The anatomy of the pelvic floor is wonderfully well constructed, because this small muscle group has to perform a variety of very demanding tasks: It closes our torso downwards. Since gravity is on it all day through our upright walk,
Protecting the Brain
It was my turn this time around to give the prompt to our group, and I’ve known for a long time what I wanted everyone to interpret. The theme of “Anatomy” came into my head as soon as we selected the overarching theme of “Structures” for our current round of