'Boro Beauty' VSU Grain-sack Wall hanging

'Boro beauty'

2024

Hand woven hemp cloth ( grainsack), re-used hemp fibres, Japanese art form of Boro Sashiko stitching,  early 20th Century textile.

115cm x 139cm

Drawing inspiration from 'Wabi Sabi" design and  Japanese boro and sashiko stitching in a red, brown and stripe colour palette, Textile Artist Elizabeth Knowles merges vintage textile and abstract patches and repairs into one piece of textile art. This piece of work can be treated as a wall hanging or as a curtain panel in the style of a Noren Curtain.