Moreland Summer Show 2019: Noel Counihan Commemorative Art Award, Brunswick
Theme: Peace and the Pursuit of Happiness
Squirrels in Franklin Park Cotton thread, Indigo
dyed silk. 51cm
x 31 cm
Peace
comes from being in the flow, from finding a sense of equilibrium in a chaotic
and increasingly challenging world. This work was inspired by daily walks
through a historic urban park, and reflects my interest in the intersection
between walking, drawing, and stitching. Using a repeated running stitch on a
scrap of hand dyed indigo silk I have attempted to create an imaginary map of
the park and the sense of calm I experienced during these walks. ‘Squirrels
in Franklin Park‘ is a distillation of an ‘atmosphere of place’ and the work
forms a record of observation and meditative intent.