Fan #1

Fan #1 by Martha Castillo, fiber art, 46 x 26 x 3.5
$2,000.00 USD

Fan:   noun

*  A device that is held in the hand, usually shaped like a segment of a circle, for producing a current of air

*  A fanatic, aficionado, or enthusiastic devotee

 

Splashes of color painted on canvas, folded, pleated, stitched: maybe add some beads and colorful threads. Attempt to overcome the challenge of conveying motion using static fabric

 

Each piece involves multiple, time-consuming steps. Each Fan took about 10 days to create.

Larger works take much longer.

 

cotton canvas with acrylic paint, yarn, button thread, hand-made paper beads, torn strips of old acrylic paintings, burlap. Hand stitched, cut, torn, folded, pleated and washed.

 

 

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