Tuesday, July 06, 2010

Helen Suzanne Alexander


"Silver Birch" by Helen Suzanne Alexander

HINT: Wonderful optical illusion by handmade dissolved fabric.

Handmade woollen felt for this piece is mounted on a double layer of two-tone organza. "Successive layers of threads and heat dissolving fabric were applied with needle felting and then burned back beofore the next layer was added. There is no stitching to this piece apart from the few surface embroidered lines to indicate horizontal marks in the brak."*

*from de book TEXTILES NOW, by Drusilla Cole.

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