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31.5 x 19.5 in.; Fiber art
Large wall collages, “texture matrices,” are foundational to my current practice. I build the matrix from paper, tape, and other recycled materials, then make multiple rubbings from it. In the Above Yet Beneath series, I accentuate matrix-based rubbings on paper with watercolor and colored pencil, then cut shapes out of the paper. In Above Yet Beneath #3, #4, and #5, the matrix-based rubbing is layered over another rubbing from a different texture, which is then visible through cutouts in the top sheet.
While rubbings are obviously explorations of surface texture, I have been delighted to discover how they also reveal what’s beneath the surface. Covered layers come through, evoking an X-ray or negative. I am intrigued by the play between what is hidden and what is revealed, and how that play makes space for mystery.
-Cindy Morefield
Website: cindymorefield.com
IG: @cindymorefield
31.5 x 19.5 in.; Fiber art
Large wall collages, “texture matrices,” are foundational to my current practice. I build the matrix from paper, tape, and other recycled materials, then make multiple rubbings from it. In the Above Yet Beneath series, I accentuate matrix-based rubbings on paper with watercolor and colored pencil, then cut shapes out of the paper. In Above Yet Beneath #3, #4, and #5, the matrix-based rubbing is layered over another rubbing from a different texture, which is then visible through cutouts in the top sheet.
While rubbings are obviously explorations of surface texture, I have been delighted to discover how they also reveal what’s beneath the surface. Covered layers come through, evoking an X-ray or negative. I am intrigued by the play between what is hidden and what is revealed, and how that play makes space for mystery.
-Cindy Morefield
Website: cindymorefield.com
IG: @cindymorefield
