Textiles – Ebb & Flow – Carolyn Trafford

Ebb & Flow

A contemporary collection of work inspired by the changing tides

GLOBAL WARMING IS SAID TO BE CAUSING RISING SEAS AND WITH IT EROSION OF OUR COASTLINES, TAKING FOOTPATHS, FARMLAND AND IN SOME CASES HOMES.

MAN BUILDS DEFENCES, AND THE SEA UNINTENTIONALLY DESTROYS THE LANDSCAPE IN AN ALMOST SYMBIOTIC RELATIONSHIP.

MAN ALSO DESTROYS; WE CREATE RUBBISH AND WASTE CAUSING HARM TO WILDLIFE. WE ARE RESPONSIBLE FOR VANDALISM AND POLLUTION. THE SEA IS A PROVIDER; WITH EACH TIDE, IT PRESENTS A WEALTH OF FISH, LOBSTER, SHELLFISH AND SEAWEED.

A small selection of contemporary pieces from the collection may be purchased in my website shop.

The 9 photos that inspired the collection

INSPIRED BY THE SEA

DRAWING INSPIRATION FROM ANSELM KIEFER WHOSE LARGE-SCALE PAINTINGS USE A LIMITED COLOUR PALETTE TO SUGGEST THE PHYSICALITY OF RUINS. THIS COLLECTION STRIVES TO CONVEY THE FRAGILITY OF OUR BRITISH COASTLINES.

Close up detail of Ebb & Flow Felt Hangings

ABOUT THE MEDIA

WET FELTING WAS SELECTED AS THE MEDIUM BECAUSE OF ITS ABILITY TO USE COLOUR AND TEXTURE TO ITS FULLEST. THE OUTCOME – THREE BEAUTIFUL LONG WALL HANGINGS, DEMONSTRATING FLOW.