As a starting point, I have begun to look at my own life using initially the pages of a concertina sketch book. Alongside notes and photographs some of which I have cut up and used as weft strips in weavings, I have taken a large 1 m x 1 m canvas which explored ideas of transitions from different stages in my life. I then cut this up to form a narrative over one entire side of the concertina book parts of which can be seen in Figures 1, 2 and 3. I found this a helpful process to begin to inform the overall work I will be developing. A series of reference points with words to mark specific times and values.
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Following surgery for cancer, I am deeply interested to see what happens when we allow ourselves to be cut and reformed in ways often way beyond our control. I wanted to explore this idea through the cutting and reforming of a large canvas.
Alongside, I have been developing forms through weaving and sketching and through carding sheep’s ‘ hair’ – or fleece (Figure 4). Once spun, this fleece or hair forms strong and flexible yarn which can be used as the Warp in a new weaving (Figure 5).
Alongside, I have been developing forms through weaving and sketching and through carding sheep’s ‘ hair’ – or fleece (Figure 4). Once spun, this fleece or hair forms strong and flexible yarn which can be used as the Warp in a new weaving (Figure 5).
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Using fleece from different sheep gives a wide variety of naturally occurring tones from white through cream to dark brown from Jacob’s sheep fleece (Figure 6). An example of woven fleece in a variety of colours from a previous project is shown in Figure 7. ~Jacqui L
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