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| 'Loops of Time' by Gillian Cooper |
I’m really excited today because for
the first time in ages I’m able to share some completely finished work with
you. In fact it is so long since I
entirely finished a piece, I don’t have a title for finished work for the blog
heading! I have ‘inspiration’; ‘in my
studio’, but nothing for actually completed.
I’m not great at naming work, but I think that this is definitely ‘Loops
of Time’.
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| 'Loops of Time' (detail) by Gillian Cooper |
This piece has been in progress many
months as regular readers may know from the teaser photos I’ve posted. All I needed to do on Friday was to hand
stitch the hanging sleeves and check that it hung okay. I’m really pleased with it, partly because I
tried out some new ideas/techniques, but also because of the subject
matter. Although it may not look like
it, it is a continuation of my ‘Unsung Muses’ series, but this time, rather
than represent goddesses on the work, I have been playing with the faded
patterns from some of the ancient sculptures and make them mine. I have always loved patterning and get really
frustrated on trips to old museums/ houses where there are postcards available
of the artwork, but nothing about the amazing wood carved patterns in the
ceiling etc. So in this piece, I wanted
to work only with patterns rather than full figures. Although it comes from the ancient figures, I
also feel it references music and I deliberately placed the front patterns with
a sense of rhythm. Hopefully that comes across.
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| 'Loops of Time' (detail) by Gillian Cooper |
Technically, for those interested in
such matters, the fabrics are all hand-dyed, then over-painted in dye, acrylic
and oils. The background is fairly
heavily quilted, with the four front pieces added on later. They are stiffened with Vilene to keep their
shape. To give you a sense of the scale, it measures 42in (107cm) wide by 24in (61cm) high.
The piece is for sale (£500 if
anyone has some spare cash!) and I will add it to my etsy store soon-ish. My plan is to get my website sorted in
January and then my selling sites sorted in February.
I’d love any feedback you have on
this piece as it is something a bit different from what I have been working
on. Any comments gratefully
received! Also have you completed any
work yet in 2014?
3 comments:
There's a lot going on in this one, Gillian...colour, layers, symbols...well done!
There is a lot of pattern in this piece and yet it has a simplicity about it. Interesting to see how the muses have moved you forwards.
I like those multiple layers of patterns. They enhance each other beautifully.
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