SEASHORE I | 2022 | H25 X W31CM | SHIBORI INDIGO-DYED BAMBOO YARN, TASMANIAN OAK, LEATHER
SEASHORE II | 2022 | H25 X W31CM | SHIBORI INDIGO-DYED BAMBOO YARN, TASMANIAN OAK, LEATHER
SEASHORE III | 2022 | H25 X W31CM | SHIBORI INDIGO-DYED BAMBOO YARN, TASMANIAN OAK, LEATHER
But tired of land, we open ourselves to oceans, tired of time
we give back all that we’ve taken, tired of ourselves
we open ourselves to ourselves at last, sensing the waves
and great abyss of the sea beyond, the ocean stretching on sand
and the long view on the still sea that leads to another life.
⏤David Whyte
These shibori seascapes are inspired by the ever-changing nature of the shore. The intersection of land, sea and sky is in constant flux — through the ebbing and flowing tide and the dance of cloud and rain over the ocean. David Whyte’s poem reminds us that, like the shoreline, our lives are shaped by forces, currents, undercurrents and other dimensions that we might not fully understand but can carry us to new places and forms not yet imagined.
These seascapes are made with bamboo yarn that has been wound onto a pipe, bound, and dipped in indigo, then knitted to reveal a textural spectrum of blues. Each piece is bound to a Tasmanian oak hanger.
