Thursday, 21 November 2024
Textile
Details
'Life as we know it', by Deborah Stockdale. (Photo: Colin Peck)
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| Title of Textile: | Life as We Know It |
| Maker: | Deborah Stockdale |
| Country of Origin: | Republic of Ireland |
| Year Produced: | 2009 |
| Size (cm): | 55cm x 68cm |
| Materials: | digitally scanned drawings on cotton, overpainted, with embroidery and hand quilting |
| Type of Textile: | Arpillera |
| Description: | This piece, with its strong references to quilt-making, absorbs the arpillera tradition of telling a story. Here, the cycle of a woman's life, from infancy to old age, is depicted. The maker uses the image of the spiral, recognized globally and through time as a symbol of continuation; to illustrate the ongoing pathway we all follow (women and men) from birth to death and the evolution that this entails physically and emotionally. Stockdale's imaginative use of textile painting, as well as quilting styles, makes this a rich and colorful development of the arpillera style. |
| Owner: | Deborah Stockdale collection |
| Location: | Deborah Stockdale, Donegal, Republic of Ireland |
| Original / Replica: | Original |
| Photographer: | Colin Peck |
| Provenance: | Artist's own collection. (HM0724) |
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