But tired of land, we open ourselves to oceans, tired of time
we give back all that we’ve taken, tired of ourselves
we open ourselves to ourselves at last, sensing the waves
and great abyss of the sea beyond, the ocean stretching on sand
and the long view on the still sea that leads to another life.
⏤David Whyte
SEASHORE I | 2022 | H25 X W31CM | SHIBORI INDIGO-DYED BAMBOO YARN, TASMANIAN OAK, NATURAL LEATHER
POETRY OF THE EARTH
NOW SHOWING AT THE FLEURIEU ARTHOUSE FOR NATURE FESTIVAL SA
SEASHORE II | 2022 | H25 X W31CM | SHIBORI INDIGO-DYED BAMBOO YARN, TASMANIAN OAK, NATURAL LEATHER
POETRY OF THE EARTH
NOW SHOWING AT THE FLEURIEU ARTHOUSE FOR NATURE FESTIVAL SA
SEASHORE III | 2022 | H25 X W31CM | SHIBORI INDIGO-DYED BAMBOO YARN, TASMANIAN OAK, NATURAL LEATHER
POETRY OF THE EARTH
NOW SHOWING AT THE FLEURIEU ARTHOUSE FOR NATURE FESTIVAL SA
SEASHORE IV | 2022 | H25 X W31CM | SHIBORI INDIGO-DYED BAMBOO YARN, TASMANIAN OAK, NATURAL LEATHER
SOLD
These shibori seascapes are inspired by the ever-changing nature of the shore ⎼ a threshold where the intersection of land, sea and sky are in constant flux with the ebbing and flowing tide and the dance of cloud and rain over the ocean. David Whyte’s poem reminds us that like the shoreline, our lives are shaped by forces, currents, undercurrents and other dimensionalities that we might not quite fully understand but can carry us to new places and forms not yet imagined. The seascapes are made with bamboo yarn that has been wound, bound and dipped in indigo, then knitted to reveal a textural spectrum of blues. Each piece is bound to a Tasmanian oak and natural leather hanger.
