Exploring the Layers of History & Tradition.
Exploring the layers of history and tradition. In progress…. my latest artworks blend, painting and stitching.
In progress… Antique cloth, Victorian glass, linen threads, ink.
Connecting the pieces I'm currently working on.
How to effectively connect to an abstract style while successfully incorporating a unique mix of rusted elements, painted surfaces, and the delicate beauty of pretty doilies and crochet forms inherited from past ancestors. This approach invites a harmonious dialogue between the raw and the refined, blending history with contemporary aesthetics.
I often find myself deeply engaged in the processes of ripping, tearing, and, at times, rusting and dyeing materials to discover the intricate links and profound connections that exist within each piece. This exploration is not merely a technique but a journey through textures that reveal the beauty in imperfections and the stories that they carry with them.
Explorations found in the imperfect and the stories left behind from another time in History.
Recycling, reusing, and mending are at the heart of my arts practice. I believe in breathing new life into forgotten textiles & found objects, transforming them into abstract pieces that speak of endurance and transformation.
Whether, I’m painting, making sculpture or playing with textiles, old papers and found rusted objects, I draw inspiration from the fragility between decay and renewal, in nature, found objects & the old textiles I find. I delve into varies themes, celebrating the resilience and the quiet strength found in the worn and torn.
Ancestry Yarns textile sculptures in progress.
Rustmatter 16. Jenny Davis. 2018
Acrylic paints, Rust paint, iron paint, salt, waterproof sealer on deep sided cotton canvas.
70 x 50 x 4 cm
Antique & vintage buckles. The suspender buckles are from 1880’s gold fields in Maryborough, Victoria, Australia. They are metal detector finds.