Effigy: Frida, Emily, Georgia

This pieces is a verticle triptych to honour three iconic women artists of continental America. The connection to Mother Earth and the feminine spirit is reflected in the images chosen to depict each of Head, Heart, and Soul. For Frida Kahlo the Head, source of so many creative ideas, focuses on her often worn flower headdresses. Heart is bound in Emily Carr's stand of West Coat red cedar trees, where one discovers Truth. And the Soul that often remains after our departure from this world is seen in Georgia O'Keefe's reocurring images of skulls. The loops connecting one section to another are braided to indicate the weaving of inspiration shared between women artists. The inclusion of driftwood speaks to the fact that they have all been battered by the elements of life, but remain beautiful and strong. The individual pieces are all primarily wet felted, some using resist or a form as a base. There is the includion of machine embroidery as well as knitted felted yarn flowers. The wire is a connecting force.