Sculptural Carrier (mini) (T146)

Catalogue Record

Collection

Maker

Sharon Porteous

Title

Sculptural Carrier (mini)

Made in

Stoke-on-Trent

Date

1998

Description

White rectangular box-shaped bag, predominantly white translucent colour with horizontal bands of woven of thread.

Materials and techniques

Hand-woven recycling waste plastic carrier bags and reclaimed yarn. Initially plastic is cut into strips, then using a spaced warp on a counter balance loom the plastic is woven in as the weft. Once off the loom the fabric is heat pressed and then constructed into its end product.

Dimensions

height:  47cm
width:  38cm
depth:  12cm

Object number

T146

Category