Field Notes: No.4 Excavating Truth

Libby Williamson

67 x 48 inches

2022

ARTIST STATEMENT

COVID quarantine:

Spirals of unclaimed days, courage in small doses, and the quest to unearth truth: I resolved to take a hard look at how I tick.

I am an archaeological dig.

With guarded contemplation I scrape away my layers.

My tangled lines, frayed edges, and crusty old paint.

Unexpected truths.

Surprising revelations.

Embarrassments, too painful to expose.

And gratefully, I glimpse new patches of beauty and grace.

MATERIALS AND TECHNIQUES

Cotton, wool, silk, paper, vintage measuring tape, metal zippers, recycled paper tea bags, jute twine, wire, upholstery fabric, heavy foam board

Hand painted and dyed fabrics and paper, free-motion quilted, hand embroidered