Agua Caliente

Roxanne Schwartz

60 x 29 inches

2018

ARTIST STATEMENT

Heat ripples through our Pacific Ocean as her cur-rents undulate to sister oceans across the planet. Sinuous stitching lines and fluid shapes suggest streaming, bubbling movement. Color suggests both coolness and warmth, and perhaps a disturbing muddiness. A bright line breaks the flowing shapes, radiating change. Our oceans are connected but troubled. Since 1880, ocean temperatures have been tracked; they show a warming trend, with some dips in the mid-twentieth century. But no dips have been recorded since 1985. Warmer oceans now surge through the planet, affecting sea life, food security, weather, coastal habitats throughout the world. What is our next step?

MATERIALS

Hand-dyed and commercial cottons, wool batting, poly and cotton threads

GUIDE BY CELL NUMBER

To hear the artist speak about the artwork, call (703) 520-6404 and enter 2201 followed by the # sign.