Recovery
Mixed media.
Patchwork relating to a larger work I’m doing about the Victorian bushfires of February 2009.
Each image is extracted and abstracted from photographs I found on the internet taken at the time of the fires.
Smoke damaged, as their lives and hearts and minds will be for some time to come, for most always remaining so.. be damaged by the nightmare of the fires
The patchwork is symbolic of the recovery,handstitched to represent the time and effort it will take for the victims and their communities to put the pieces of their shattered lives back together.The needle and thread still attatched to represent the ongoing process of recovery.The quilt to symbolise comfort.
Greeting Cards, Matted Prints, Laminated Prints, Mounted Prints, Canvas Prints, Framed Prints and Posters
madworld
Wow, this is going to be beautiful!! What are you going to do with it when youve finished?
Sticky Flower replied
This series of works has been epic.My heart is heavy..and each time I do something with it there are more thoughts but I can’t do any more..this one is for now finished as it is..I have a large work consisting of little squares like this one that I have to finalise for assessment..I’m not sure whether they will all end up together down the track…thankyou so much.:-)
Juilee Pryor
hey this looks fantastic… wonderful thing to do sticky…. looks great….
Sticky Flower replied
thankyou Juilee..I’ve been on an edge doing all this bushfire stuff, hoping that people will accept my interpretation of it all and not think it somehow insensitive :-) x
bites
YES! awesome cant wait to see the bigger one!! The concept is amazing, and so fitting!
Sticky Flower replied
omg finalising the big one is doing my head in..xoxo
madworld
Auction for victims maybe, its so beautiful
Sticky Flower replied
shit, I just realised I didn’t answer your question properly..sorry…originally I was going to sell each little piece off and donate the profits…an auction would be a great idea…but i want it to go to a gallery because it’s historical..and I can’t imagine the average every day person wanting it on their wall,most would find the constant reminder depressing I think..but having said that I think and hope that the overall message I have delivered is one of hope strength, compassion and unity :-)
madworld
bwhahaha, glad to see im not the only one disty on here. As for a constant reminder, nothing wrong with remembering something as sobering as this. It makes me for one realise that something like the fires can happen at anytime and is a constant reminder to not sweat the small bits of crap that litter our lives. It is so beautiful, youve done an awesome job here. Im glad youre not separating them, that would be a bloody crime :)
Sticky Flower replied
I like your brain :-D..thankyou x
JenniferB
wonderful artwork and gesture! gosh, I’d never have the patience to create something as artistic as this!
Sticky Flower replied
patience?AHAHAHA! sewing is one of the things I least have patience for..determination is probably a better word, with frequent bouts of frustration leading to bouts of chronic and excessive procrastination. :-)
AnitaInverarity
Such a wonderful work- amazing xx
Sticky Flower replied
amazing is the strength of those people to overcome what they’ve been through, but thankyou :-)xo
Jakki O
You are an amazing talented artist :))))
How big is the big one gonna be?
Sticky Flower replied
Touche!! :-D
at the moment it will be 1m x 1.5 m
Tania Donald
one can really see the love and care that has gone into this…and the thought…
a really profound response to the tragedy. and a beautiful one.
Sticky Flower replied
thankyou xo
Jayde Nicholls
This is amazing! So lovely to see some fibre art on the bubble!
Sticky Flower replied
there’s that word again.haha!thankyou..I’ll dig out the pictures of my self portrait thingies I did last year some time soon and repost them.they’re bizarre but I like them :-)
Sticky Flower
Jason! did you read the description?? :-/
Sticky Flower
s’ok.I’ll forgive you, but only once ;-))
aglaia b
extraordinary work lil t.
so much thought and wisdom has gone into this, i can tell. hehe
just beautiful ;-) xox
micklyn
This is incredible, a quality and standard of work, depth and meaning seldom seen. Well done.
NomadicGoddess
I have no idea how I missed this but anyhoo, am so proud of you with this piece of work, and am excited you are getting the recognition it so deserves :-D Happy Daze x
F. Magdalene A...
A friend of mine lost her house to fire around this time. I know this piece would be very special to her as well as those in Australia. Thank you much for this.
fma
catherine walker
It’s really wonderful art..so well done.