There were some very clear tracks a couple of mornings this week, partly because of windy conditions that had dried sand rapidly, leading for example to the sharp tyre prints from the beach cleaning machine; and the fact that I was down there a bit earlier meaning that these wonderful prints were not overlain by dogs and people. The little fish in the centre of the third one down had clearly been picked clean not by birds but some little crabs, probably, that had disappeared after their feast, but not long before I came along, or maybe my approaching steps spooked them.
If you don’t know it, do check the stunning work of Rebecca Howdeshell working in felt and other fibres, which of course lend themselves so magnificantly to earthy textures. I am thinking of layers and stitch, of building on much earlier work . A clear day ahead in my workroom , the air is 99% humid after a rainy thundery night, there’s not a breath of wind and more rain is forecast. Perfect.
I’m really enjoying your beach pictures. These are wonderful.
Alison,
These beach photos are wonderful – I’m very attracted to the subtle tracks with the wonderful pattern. I’m so glad to find your blog.
Thank you so much for the mention! I am having new work photographed late next week (always a challenge to find a good photographer when you work primarily white on white) and look forward to updating my blog.
Wow, they are amazing. Wonderful textures. Tomorrow I expose a silk screen with all sorts of textures just to see what will work. I have tyre tracks on it. Might try printing it in sand colours rather than just the same old black.
Tahnks, Clare – I’m thinking stencilling of some kind too. Tecnically that reaches back to fabric+paint+stitch combo of my earliest work, pre-1988 gallery