I spend much time foraging for treasures amongst tumbles of seaweed along the Scottish shoreline. Seaweeds are immensely variable, complex structures, found in arrays of colours and textures. My seaweed works echo the ocean habitats of the species I preserve, through the relationship between woven fibres and these sea jewels.
Implanted Hope
Making ‘Implanted Hope’ provided an outlet forthe intense emotions I experienced following the death of my husband, Dave, after his brief yet vicious encounter with cancer. The work is constructed from eight metres of enamelled copper wire and monofilament fabric, supported by driftwood. The woven fabric is intensively manipulated into the base of the driftwood, representing my angst, in the early stages of grieving. As time starts its healing process, the fabric gradually begins unfolding as my life began to flow again.
