Trisha Gow: 57 Degrees North

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Size (H x W cm) approx: 63 x 25

For sale: £490
​W: dyeingtoweave.co.uk
E: trisha.gowwd@btinternet.com

Materials: Cotton warp: wefts of linen, silk, cotton and wool and a small amount of fungi dyed wool yarn.

What the artist says:

I started by exploring the concept of North and where my North is. I wanted to weave an irregular tapestry and soon my ideas metamorphosed using the concept of “fabric” inspired by the colours of my North. 

All my life I have loved woven fabric and double weave. My journey started in tabby weave and 4 shaft fabric and onto exploring, creating and loving discontinuous weft weaving. Making things both practical and desirable are part of my heritage. In my design I focus on the very long drive north through wonderful landscapes to reach the peace of my refuge. I wanted my fabric to hold memories of the colour of the earth and summer grass, the harvest, rock pools and water, rusty corrugated roofs and sunsets. I looked at folds in fabric and how the landscape image evolves as I move through it. 57 Degrees North has a structure but is ambivalent, deliberately not consistent, not all is seen, leaving something hidden for you to imagine what might be on the other side of the fold!