Contemporary semi-abstract textile art by textile artist and feltmaker Mary-Clare Buckle - 'Swimmer'

contemporary semi-abstract textile art by textile artist Mary-Clare Buckle

Swimmer
size - 45 x 60cm - Sold (commission)

The brief for this piece was much more representational than is typical for me: to produce, in felt, an interpretation of a black & white photograph of a woman diving down into the sea.

I used a combination of a felted background and a digital image of the swimmer applied to the felt, then enhanced the piece with threads and gold paint.

I had intended to then cover the piece with a fine layer of wool, but the result was sufficiently ethereal (and slightly ambiguous - is she a mermaid?) not to need that final layer.

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