American Tapestry Biennial 13
- June 18, 2021 - September 12, 2021
- Exhibition
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- Artwork
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- Artists
On Site Exhibition
Repository of Memory
- Linen warp; Hand dyed cotton, silk, rayon, wool weft. All yarns hand dyed by me except wool.
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24 x 36 x 1 in
(60.96 x 91.44 x 2.54 cm)
- Marni Martin
The swirling waters slowly shape and smooth the rocky shore and over the years the waters rise and fall revealing the rock that gives shape to the water.
I think of our memories, individual and collective, as a natural resource that we can use to guide and sustain us. Our memories can act as the water, shaping and transforming us or as the rock, giving shape and meaning to things around us.
When weaving, I interpret my subject matter with textured weft yarns considering dimension and the way the light will fall across the surface and dance over the yarns.