we weave

our connections

 

acrylic on board

50 x 70cm

 

The painting began way back in 2000 in an art school class, working on the theme of crucifixion. I'd been brought up in a catholic tradition where suffering was a big theme. At the time, having had enough suffering for a while, I needed very much to reframe what this meant to me. I began by looking at the symbol of the cross from other traditions... including the construction industry :-) the cross is such a strong shape of connection.

 

Then I saw some work from artist Ngataiharuru Taepa,

a beautiful painted weaving.. where I found the same connection in the weft and warp.. in the strength and flexibility of two lines intersecting. So this work is also a tribute to Ngataiharuru Taepa's painting, which helped me into my own journey of weaving in paint.

 

the world of the immanent

and the world of the transient

hemispheres

intersecting

horizontal

and vertical

here and

beyond here

self and other

known and unknown

human and divine

we weave

our connections

 

 

Done