Shield, hand dyed wool on linen, 12 1/2 x 10 1/2 in.
In this new work I've gone back to an idea I used once before––see Arch and Point below––of an illusionistic form in front of a flat shape; I can probably say that these two works are the beginning of a new series. The sense of volume is enhanced by the shape's move into surrounding space, not held in place by a rectangle.
Arch and Point, hand dyed wool on linen, 12 x 10 in.
The medium of rug hooking allows for this shape shifting.
Shield, detail
In this detail you can see the irregularity of the color and value shifts; although the transitions aren't smooth, I think the illusion of a rounded form moving from light to dark is fairly effective.
***I am going to see my family on Sunday and my blogging schedule in the near future will be uncertain. I hope you all have a beautiful Fall until I next see you.
Really love that first one, Shield, especially!
ReplyDeletethanks so much, Ravenna.
DeleteThese are very well done. I like the gradation of color. They look moving.
ReplyDeleteI'm so glad you like them, Lisa.
DeleteI like this piece so very much. The gradation in value not only makes the forward shape three dimensional, it also seems to make it translucent. Rather amazing what a small change of value can do.
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