Wander

Linda Colsh

58 x 48 inches

2021

ARTIST STATEMENT

When a current carries a creek stone from one place to another, the stone resettles. The hollow where the stone was remains as a memory of the place left behind. The solitary introspection of watchers and thinkers creates silent islands of thought amidst the background noise as their minds wander. I began portraying creeks and the meandering movement and force of their currents in my work as a metaphor for migration, including my own many years living in Asia and Europe.

MATERIALS AND TECHNIQUES

Cotton, thread, batting, hand- made screens from artist’s photographs

Hand painted, screenprinted, inked and dyed, digitally printed fabrics from artist’s photographs, machine pieced, machine quilted

Photo by RyanStein Photography