by fran farrar
Ceramic bowl with stitching
h: 37 w: 37 d: 9 (cms).
“The Sea is Stitched…” 2019, dissected stoneware bowl, stitched with waxed cotton
Glazes incorporate shells from Gurnard Beach and seaweed from Thorness Bay, Isle of Wight.
Embossing reads “The sea is stitched in to you and me”
by fran farrar
Monotype Print
h: 57 w: 77 (cms).
‘Ancestry I” Monotype, 2019
Monotype on Somerset – 77cm x 57cm UNFRAMED
I have, for some time, been interested in exploring ancestry and family trees. The thought that we have only come to this point in history because of those who we have come from holds a wealth of imagery and pattern.
This piece is one of a series of on going monotype prints using the repeated symbolism of linked circles, which represent generations.
A couple of years ago I returned to the South Coast and came to live on the Isle of Wight, close by where I grew up in the New Forest This sense of returning has greatly affected my work.
by fran farrar
Copper Etching
h: 52 w: 40 d: 2 (cms).
'Sucession' - Copper etching Edition of
Succession is part of my ongoing body of work exploring ancestry. I am currently thinking about my place in the succession of generations that have brought me to this moment in time. My close conncetions with the sea and knowledge of my ancestors brings me over and over to mark make in response.
A couple of years ago I returned to the South Coast and came to live on the Isle of Wight, close by where I grew up in the New Forest This sense of returning has greatly affected my work.
