Fan #3

Fan #3 by Martha Castillo, fiber art, 36 x 24 x 3.5
$1,500.00 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

 

Challenge: Attempt to overcome the problem of conveying motion using static fabric. Splash color on canvas, fold it, pleat and stitch it: sew on some beads, buttons, colorful threads. Did it work?

 

Each piece involves multiple, time-consuming steps. This one took about 10 - 12 days to create.

Larger works take much longer.

 

cotton canvas with acrylic paint, yarn, rug-canvas mesh, torn strips of old acrylic paintings, muslin, recycled silk yarn, wool yarn, handmade paper beads, burlap, ribbon, cut strips of old monotypes on non-woven polyester. Hand stitched, cut, torn, folded, pleated and washed.

 

 

 

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