After a lot of samples I feel like I’m getting somewhere with this. I’ve been dy
After a lot of samples I feel like I’m getting somewhere with this. I’ve been dyeing large tubular bandages pewter grey to make the materials for this big macrame. Here I’ve sourced red coloured balls to trap inside along the way of knotting and smaller red beads for inside the smaller knitted tubes which you can see I’ve started on top to tie into it. I’m interweaving the two to make layers and when my medium red balls arrive I’ll make a new piece with three different sized “bubble” ball forms. The red and grey colours are taken from research I have conducted and overall the themes explored are restriction, cocoon, and the bubbling emotions felt when suffering from negative mental health and symptoms of feeling unwell. I’m also happy to show a colour shot of this work in progress now I’ve got the colours to a place I’m happy with. -- source link