Crochet is something that appears in my work often. When I was 7 my mother taught me to make my first ripple afghan. While the ripples were not exactly in the same place in every row, it was a great learning experience. Of course now I know the experience taught me to stay away from patterns and ideas that were measured and you could visually see the mess ups. but when I was 7 it was frustrating and I couldn't figure out why I couldn't get it right.
These textural surface were created with alternative digital prints that have been cut and then crochet has been used. The first piece (above) has digitally printed beverage cans, strung on thin hemp and randomly crocheted with a double crochet stitch. The piece measures 5" x 9".
This piece is created with a base of crocheted paper wrapped wire. There is an added element of a cutout of digitally printed watercolor paper with hemp crocheted encasing the cutout. It measures 4" x 8".
The other part of the watercolor paper cutout from the proceeding piece, was encased in crochet of heavy hemp and mounted on painted board, with a digitally printed cutout on watercolor paper.
It measures 4" x 6".
