Washed Ashore

Diane Melms

32 x 24 inches

2018

ARTIST STATEMENT

An unprecedented plastic tide has occurred, pervasively affecting the world’s oceans, beaches, coasts, seafloor, animals, and ultimately, us. A simple walk on any beach lays bare the plastic waste spectacle. I seek to depict this chaos of castoffs and hope we can all be inspired to use less plastic.

MATERIALS

Hand-dyed and commercial cotton, cotton/polyester batting, cotton/polyester thread

Freehand cut shapes, raw edge machine appliqué, layered with batting and backing, machine quilting