The Weaving...

courtesy of Carole Nickerson

At one stage I was fascinated with embroidery, knitting, and crochet ; however not in the way  you might imagine.
I came from an age where you learnt to do all of these skills, just as you learnt how to cook and clean, in preparation for being an adult and taking on those associated roles.
Learning how to knit and sew was important yes, and certainly I find them relaxing and satisfying to do.

courtesy of Patrick Hajzler

However .....

That wasn't the reason my interest became so centred on these 'crafts'.
                          

My fascination became much more focused on the feminine principle and how these yarns and threads symbolised our lives.

So I dissected and magnified the actual components, loving the textural line elements. The result was a number of series in  both paintings and drawings that used those actual line elements.

This fascination has extended over the years from being representational, to abstracting and utilising these fragments of thread and yarn in the linear mark making that you see in my drawings now.

The weaving, as I refer to it, has such a strong connection within me. The archetypes of Earth mother, the feminine principle, Goddess, the crone, and wise woman are all a part of 'The Weaving' relationship.....