Mixed Media Textile Art - Global Warming

This is the piece I made for Cathie in our swap. I never got round to showing it earlier

The piece is part of my “Global Warming” series of work. It's a subject close to my heart and a theme I like to come back to every now again, to raise awareness in an approachable way






















The background piece is very delicate hand made felt, made with Cornish fleece with fine wool tops and metallic fibres running through it. The holes are intentional. They represent the holes in our ozone layer which is the main cause of global warming

I have many ideas for further pieces that I want to make that explore holes and distress. I shall work on these next year for an exhibition I'm having. I will anounce details of the exhibition at a later date















The central stitched piece was made on a calico backing with layers and layers of fabrics such as silk, felt, cotton, metallic fabrics and heat distressed chiffons. I distressed the chiffons before stitching them to the base. I like the idea that the distressed fabrics symbolize the distressed state of our planet

I added some hand stitches - French knots, fly stitches and beads in groups here and there - really just where I felt like working in little groups















The colours are my representation of global warming

The red denotes solar energy, the sun, heat, the hot element of global warming that is melting the ice caps and causing distress to our planet















The white represents ice, the polar ice caps, melting ice, slush turning to water































The blue represents water, the consequence of melting ice , rising sea levels and the possible threat to all aspects of life on our planet

To go with the piece I made this card for Cathie fom hand made paper, dyed scrim, a Cornish mussel shell, a few french knots and a bead




















As soon as I see this blue I think of St. Ives and then global warming

Fabric and beads from Cathie










For me, it all comes back to global warming ...

My global warming moo cards




















Enjoy your Sunday

Carolyn ♥