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
-
Sculptural Carrier (mini), Sharon Porteous, 1998, Crafts Council Collection: T146. Photo: John Hammond.