An Ambition Pagan I

By presenting this colour-strewn cloth within a black walnut frame, Low invitesus to contemplate the endless material possibilities of Textiles. The linen was given its stipes using the ancient dye plantmadder and then embellished with miniature pieces of Gorgonian coral. The result is a hand-woven cloth recast as an alluring observationalpiece.

Anne Low,acclaimed artist and weaver, who lives and works in Vancouver. Using 18th and 19th Century handlooms, her affinity for Textiles is nurtured by a long-held desire to embed traditional practices into more surprising forms.