Remember this mammoth post? A wrapping cloth.......now finished.....backed, titivated at the edges....being drooled over as we speak. The video...a brief show and tell. - See more at: http://karenannruane.typepad.com/karen_ruane/#sthash.fbixhqPb.dpuf
For centuries women have used cloth as a tool of comfort and as an expression of beauty within their homes. Creating cloth for warmth, cloth for shelter, our female predecessors embellished these linens with hand stitch using laborious and time consuming techniques thereby enhancing the functional beauty of objects which enveloped and protected their families. Inspired by these women I hope my creations pay tribute to and recognise the devotion expressed in cloth by our female ancestors .
''the use of traditional often time consuming process alludes to the devotion of a mother''. c K. A. Ruane 2007
''the use of traditional often time consuming process alludes to the devotion of a mother''. c K. A. Ruane 2007
2 comments:
Very pretty. Happy Easter, Karen!
So beautiful ... can you part with it after working and having it around for such a long time? ... anyway .. Happy Easter Karen
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