Saturday 7 September 2013

Rifleman 444

I finished my piece for the NIPG exhibition 'Cultural Heritage"
It was all a bit last minute, where 90% was completed in the last week.
The piece is inspired by the loss of my Great Grandfather on the first day of The Battle of The Somme.
It is also inspired by the Thiepval Memorial and the Missing of The Somme. 
The tragedy of war.


Here are some closer shots...


Move him into the sun -
Gently its touch awoke him once,
At home, whispering of fields half-sown.

The opening lines of 'Futility' by Wilfred Owen

You can see in the background a rubbing of my Great Grandfather's grave in Hamel, France.




William Powers is pictured here, above centre.


I am delighted to have it finished and handed over to the exhibition coordinator.
There was some intense sewing at the end of the week.




For the poem I wrote the words out first on freezer paper. This was placed on the fabric and then free machined over and over until the depth of colour was achieved. The freezer paper was then torn away.
This was a joy to do and once I got into the rhythm of the writing I could have stitched words all day

The exhibition opens in the City Hall in Belfast on Thursday.

xx



7 comments:

  1. your quilt looks amazing - cant wait to actually see it in the exhibition. Must try sewing letters with that technique....when I saw the first photo I though they were hand embroidered, ali

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    1. Thank you Ali, I am looking forward to the exhibition too. Do have a go at the letters. Xx

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  2. absolutely adore this quilt, it is very moving to look at. Will be at the exhibition to see it in person, so to speak

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    1. Thank you for your lovely comment Helen xx

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  3. absolutely adore this quilt, it is very moving to look at. Will be at the exhibition to see it in person, so to speak

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  4. Hi Angela, I went to see the exhibition yesterday, and your quilt is very inspiring. It looks really really good. As did they all, I also loved the one the text of "the belle of belfast city" and one of the shipyard with the brass fittings etc (sorry can't remember their names). Well done

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  5. thank you Helen. It is a great exhibition, lots of different styles and techniques

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