Bright Side (T67)
Catalogue Record
Collection
Maker
Mary Farmer
Title
Bright Side
Made in
Guildford
Date
1979
Description
Tapestry with cotton warp and Cheviot wool weft, bright yellow with thick black border.
Materials and techniques
Tapestry-woven on a cotton warp. Weft of multi-fold fine singles English Cheviot (100% wool). Three different dyed yellows used together and two different blacks used together.
Dimensions
length: 149.5cm
width: 113cm
Object number
T67
Category
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Bright Side, Mary Farmer, 1979, Crafts Council Collection: T67. Photo: Heini Schneebeli.
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Bright Side, Mary Farmer, 1979, Crafts Council Collection: T67. Photo: Heini Schneebeli.
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Bright Side, Mary Farmer, 1979, Crafts Council Collection: T67. Photo: Heini Schneebeli.
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Bright Side, Mary Farmer, 1979, Crafts Council Collection: T67. Photo: Heini Schneebeli.
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Bright Side, Mary Farmer, 1979, Crafts Council Collection: T67. Photo: Heini Schneebeli.
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Bright Side, Mary Farmer, 1979, Crafts Council Collection: T67. Photo: Heini Schneebeli.
Maker's statement
Major turning point in my work. Very different wefts used but working on the same theme. Areas of black and yellow should be seen as solid colour but because they are built up from a mixture of colour more fluctuations should be produced by variations in light, than is the case with flat colour. In some light, the cooler yellows predominate, whereas in otherl ights the warmer will emerge.