Chrysalid Silk, Mummies & Coelacanths
Chrysalid Silk
Rendered with coloured pencil on raw silk, human chrysalids are portrayed as they emerge from cocoon-like weavings.
Similitude, 2004, Ink and wax pigment on raw silk, 44 x 24 in. Inquire
Veracity, 2004, Ink and wax pigment on raw silk, 44 x 24 in. Inquire
Renascence, 2004, Ink and wax pigment on raw silk, 44 x 24 in. Inquire
Forbearance, 2004, Ink and wax pigment on raw silk, 40 x 20 in. Inquire
Abidance, 2004, Ink and wax pigment on raw silk, 32 x 21 in. Inquire
Sentience, 2004, Ink and wax pigment on raw silk, 32 x 21 in. Inquire
Chrysalid Mummies
In the Chrysalid Mummies series, drawings of ink and coloured pencil present ‘the mummy’ as symbolic of the final human chrysalis stage.
Frae, 2004, Ink and mixed media, 35 x 15.5 in. Inquire
Chin, 2004, Ink and coloured pencil on paper, 35 x 14 ½ in. Inquire
Fen, 2004, Ink and coloured pencil on paper, 35 x 17 in. Inquire
Ledi, 2004, Ink and coloured pencil on paper, 35 x 14 in. Inquire
Tollund, 2004, Ink and coloured pencil on paper, 35 x 17.5 in. Inquire
Coelacanths
Meticulous renderings of the ancient Coelacanth fish, portrayed in Darwinian tableaux, galvanize themes of adaptation, survival, genesis and extinction.
Breach, Coelacanth with Bird’s Eggs, 2002, Ink & coloured pencil on paper, 25 x 18 in. Inquire
Resurrection, Coelacanth with Bird’s Eggs, 2002, Ink & coloured pencil on paper, 25 x 18 in. Inquire
Endurance, Coelacanth with Bird’s Eggs, 2002, Ink & coloured pencil on paper, 18 x 25 in. Inquire
Salvation, Coelacanth with Bird’s Eggs, 2002, Ink & coloured pencil on paper, 18 x 25 in. Inquire
Emergence, Coelacanth with Bird’s Eggs, 2002, Ink & coloured pencil on paper, 25 x 18 in. Inquire