Title: Glass Beach
Year: 2001
Dimensions: 21"h x 21"w x ¼"d
Metallic silk organza, silk organza, silk charmeuse, glass pebbles, metallic embroidery thread, rayon and polyester thread.
Water can take so many forms and this artwork is about the power and strength of water. There is a beach in northern California, near Fort Bragg, named Glass Beach. It was once a garbage dump and over time, the ocean has pulverized most of the garbage and what remains is a beach of rounded glass pebbles. Eventually each of these glass pebbles will become smaller and smaller until they return to being grains of sand. It's one of the ways in which nature is recycling our garbage.
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Detail image of: Glass Beach
Techniques: silk painting, machine stitching and hand stitching
Additional info: in a private collection