“The Star Money” 17″x17″ (2014) naturally hand-dyed silk and cotton with glass beads
Last night I finished “The Star Money”, a piece based on the Grimm’s Fairy Tale of the same name. The base of hand-dyed silk is embroidered with cotton and silk threads (again hand-dyed) and glass seed beads. In viewing the piece in person in shimmers as the light hits the piece due to the glass beads and the texture of the silk.
I think it is interesting to interpret a folk tale using folk techniques. Originally these tales would have been shared in homes in a day where cloth was stitched by hand, just as this piece was.
It is a whimsical piece with the homespun feel of the folk tale.
I suspect this could be a theme I may continue with, after all I have 210 Grimm’s Fairy Tales to choose from.
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Artwork by Debra Hunter
Red Deer, Alberta, Canada
www.thehuntergroup.ca
Beautiful work! I’d love to see it in person. How far is Red Deer from Lethbridge?
I think 4-4.5 hours (ish) . We have driven through there to go to Waterton a few years ago and I thought the drive to Waterton was about 5 hours .
Love it!!
Thank you.
Beautiful work!
Thanks!!