Gallery III | Inspired by active events, times and cultures I have experienced— thrilling, enraging, heart breaking, confusing, these highly textured, hand stitched collages incorporate a number of non-textile materials gleaned from places I love.
GALLERY III
Journey | 2004 | 18”x18” | hand stitched, hand dyed silk, metallic organza collage incorporating brass, shell and mica
Kintsugi/The Precious Scar | 2017 | 39”x17” | deconstructed stained linen strips, woven, ravelled and rearranged individual threads hand stitched to ground ∞
detail | Kintsugi/The Precious Scar
Riven | 2018 | 20”x6” | stained and deconstructed linen, screen printed dye discharged rayon and cotton, hand stitched
Detail | Riven
Los Milagros | 2011 | 26”x14” | hand stitched, birch bark and metallic organza on linen ∞
Milagros II | 2010 | 28”x18” | burned,beaten and pierced copper, dye discharged linen, silk, hand stitched
Detail | Milagros II
Allegory | 2009 | 28”x16” / linen, silk screened dye discharged rayon, copper, mica, and burned metallic organza
Hierarchy of Prayers | 2016 | 10”x10” | copper, bark, mica, horsehair, dye-discharge screen printed linen, hand stitched ∞
Promises, Promises | 2008 | 28”x14” | hand stitched, hand dyed silk and joss paper on linen
Katrina/10,000 | 2005 | 36”x30”| hand stitched, hand dyed, joss paper, mica, overlay of hand dyed silk
detail | Katrina/10,000
Ovambo Lifescape | 2007 | 40” x 20” | hand dyed silk on linen, shell, mica, hand stitched
detail | Ovambo Lifescape
Ovambo Constellation | 2007 | 30”x18” | hand dyed silk on linen, Namibian shell and mica, joss paper, hand stitched | referencing AIDS epidemic in Namibia
Detail | Ovambo Constellation
∞ available work, contact me for prices
all images ©Carolyn Nelson and may not be used without permission of the artist