Working in a Series

You might recognise these beans as those sometimes grown as stock feed. There is a tree in Matakiora Park which is loaded with these in the Autumn. They are quite a bright red and I couldn’t resist bringing some home to see what I could do with them. I just gathered them off the ground

This series started with a sketch in a sketchbook but I was unable to determine which sketch book that was in I have many). At the time I was working on the use of sheers and how using different coloured sheers produces changes in colour and depth. The example on the right replicates this

So then, would the actual pods take some sort of treatment that would create an interesting piece of replicated art. The sample on the left has the been encased in grey organza with red stitching. The whole is mounted on black felt and as the red of the beans didn’t show through as well I have used giant chevron stitch across the beans to reintroduce the colour and further secure the pods. Work like this lasts really well -indefinitely.

Art doesn’t require lots of expensive materials if you look around at what might be in your neighbourhood.