"Pele"
48" x 17"
silk, stitched
What could be a better representation for the fire goddess Pele than the lava she creates and what the Hawaiian islands are made of?
Here are some details of this silk carving:
Pele incorporates a technique called "silk carving©", which is a development by myself and was born out of the trapunto techniques but uses multiple layers. The intent of this technique was to create a symbiosis between carving and fiber art.
The surface of the fiber was transformed completely into a relief. The upper layer of this piece was made from one single piece of silk - nothing was sewn on top to add depth. Additionally paints and pigments were used in a manner to give the visual impression of flowing lava in all its glowing colours and the viewer is supposed to feel the heat. But it is "only" a piece of soft sculptured silk.
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