Prudence Mapstone
Brisbane, Australia
on dry land or in pools marine
emerald, olive and lime green
plus many other tones between
create a cool and pleasant scene
of nature, growth, renewal
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2013 Prudence Mapstone
Prudence Mapstone
Brisbane, Australia
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all hail Mother Earth!
bountiful, caring, loving
treat her with respect
Techniques: crochet, hand-knitting and
hand-stitching
Materials: silk yarn, hemp twine, torn
recycled sari 'ribbon', discarded silk fabric (frayed selvedges, subjected to
dye and shibori process), wool, silk cocoon waste, fine plastic mesh
Dimensions: 75cm (30") x 50cm (20")
2012 Prudence Mapstone
Prudence Mapstone
'like a wheel within a wheel'
Like a circle in a spiral
Like a wheel within a wheel
Never ending or beginning
On an ever spinning reel
As the images unwind
Like the circles that you find
In the windmills of your mind
Ever since the English version of 'les moulins de mon coeur' became popular
after it was used as the theme song for the 1968 film 'The Thomas Crown
Affair', it has always been one of those tunes that got stuck in my head
whenever I heard it. I often found that it continued to run through my mind for
days, often to the point of actually becoming quite annoying as I actually
found myself walking along to the beat!
I had heard 'The Windmills of Your Mind' playing in a shop on the day
before the challenge theme was announced...and so, as soon as music was
mentioned as part of the theme, it just popped back into my brain again, and kept
playing away every time I thought about what I might create ...and so I was
forced to just go with the (circular) flow.
2010 Prudence Mapstone
Prudence
Mapstone
Brisbane,
Queensland AUS
For a few years now my freeforming has taken me to
many interesting places, and it seems that I spend a lot of my time gazing out
of the windows of planes, admiring the ever-changing landscapes from above.
Almost subconsciously my mind seems to file away unusual but naturally
occurring shapes and diverse colour combinations, and I inevitably find them
popping up later in my scrumbled creations. I am always amazed at how
mother nature blends colours and shapes that normally wouldn't seem compatible.
I can only resort to using detailed stitches and softly hazy yarns as I
try to achieve similar effects. Hints of an incoming tide stream in to
lap at the edges of luxurient coastal growth from many directions, eventually
turning the point of land into a temporary island.
2009 Prudence Mapstone
2008 Prudence Mapstone
Prudence Mapstone
Brisbane, Queensland AU
"After a number of years of
drought conditions, with severe water restrictions making sure that nobody
'wasted' this precious commodity just watering their gardens in our part of the
world, this summer we finally had a few good falls of rain.
My scrumble for
this year's challenge has been based on a section of dry undergrowth in our
back yard, when it was just beginning to shoot again, a few days after the first
downpour."
2006 Prudence Mapstone
Prudence Mapstone
Brisbane, Queensland Australia
Long-time knitter and yarn collector, who was once just a spasmodic crocheter until I started adding crochet to my random knitting, to create freeform wearable art garments.
My package of yarns arrived in the mail on the day before I left for a 2 week visit to New Zealand. For me there is always the temptation to raid my stash and take far too much yarn with me when I travel, even though I know that I am sure to add at least a little something to my luggage from every wool shop that I pass (or go miles out of my way to visit!). Receiving such a wide variety of small skeins for this challenge came at an ideal time, and I worked on my pieces in various motel rooms along the way when I wasn't feeling too tired after a day of workshops or demonstrations. On the first night I sorted all the yarns by colour, and put them into three separate bags, but I only had time to complete 2 pieces by the exhibition deadline.
I have always found teals and purples very easy to work with, and my first piece developed almost automatically. I set myself a little bit more of a challenge with the 'brights and lights', since I often tend to avoid pastels, and rarely combine them with stronger colours. The third bag of yarns, which will travel with me on a future trip, is still waiting to be used, but I know I will also enjoy combining all the stronger greens with the remaining deep, warm colours.
As is my usual practice, each of the pieces here combine both crochet and knitting, and involve very many yarn, stitch and direction changes. After the initial first small section for each patch was completed, the works were further developed by joining directly onto and into the piece, so that no sewing was involved.
I have always found teals and purples very easy to work with, and my first piece developed almost automatically. I set myself a little bit more of a challenge with the 'brights and lights', since I often tend to avoid pastels, and rarely combine them with stronger colours. The third bag of yarns, which will travel with me on a future trip, is still waiting to be used, but I know I will also enjoy combining all the stronger greens with the remaining deep, warm colours.
As is my usual practice, each of the pieces here combine both crochet and knitting, and involve very many yarn, stitch and direction changes. After the initial first small section for each patch was completed, the works were further developed by joining directly onto and into the piece, so that no sewing was involved.
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