A New Textile: "Green Diamond"

Green Diamond, hand dyed wool on linen, 10 x 10 inches.

I've now finished Green Diamond, the second work of a pair with Red Diamond, which I wrote about here. I mixed a greenish yellow dye along with a warm grayish green for the center panel, colors that are a bit subdued in order to work with the grayish reds of Red Diamond. In this image, the central "path" is larger and widens toward the top. And, something I did not at all notice until it was done, the lines of hooking in the triangular sections move downward, while they move upward in Red Diamond, and this makes an interesting contrast.

Below you can see the two pieces hung together in the studio, and you can click on the image to enlarge. I'm pretty happy with how they work together, and look as though they are nodding and tilting a little toward each other.




And here's a photo of the textiles on my studio wall along with some paintings. I sometimes worry how the small paintings will work alongside the much larger textiles, but I think that their precision and illusionistic form hold their own with the softer textures of the hooked wool.