Abstract Winter Art - Inspired by Freshly Fallen Snow
I walked down the lane to admire the views of my local landscape covered in freshly fallen snow. There were very few tyre marks on the roads but those that were there made beautiful abstract patterns in the snow and sometimes looked like miniature landscapes. Have you ever been so enchanted by the winter wonderland that you forgot the cold? Many photographs later, I knew that this would create inspire new work and that the process for creating them would should include an element of chance to reflect the way the patterns are made in the snow. I never envisaged that it would inspire such a large body of black and white original art. In fact I still have a couple more pieces still in progress!
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Patterns made in the snow are unpredictable. When I was thinking about how I could interpret the snow patterns in cloth, it seemed appropriate that I used a similarly unpredictable process called ‘breakdown printing’ or ‘deconstructed screen printing’. This led to a whole series of black and white original art, inspired by the winter landscape. The is unique, one-off print which would be impossible to reproduced.
The printed pattern in ‘Pristine Snow No More’ reminds of the stage when the snow is still covering most of the ground and the patterns provide clues to who or what has been there since it first fell. Some of the darker areas are also stitched and suggests the rougher surface of the tarmac beneath the snow.
Scroll through the Images to see the work, ‘Pristine Snow No More’ hung in a room setting and a close-up view so you can see the colours, textures and stitching in more detail.
If you have any questions about the work, then please contact me and I’ll be pleased to help.
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Size:
43 x 35cm
Materials:
Cotton fabric, dye and thread
Framing:
Black drop-in frame
Unglazed
Ready to hang
Price includes framing and excludes delivery
Patterns made in the snow are unpredictable. When I was thinking about how I could interpret the snow patterns in cloth, it seemed appropriate that I used a similarly unpredictable process called ‘breakdown printing’ or ‘deconstructed screen printing’. This led to a whole series of black and white inspired by the winter landscape. The is unique, one-off print which could not be reproduced.
To me the top portion of ‘Cold Snap’ speaks of the place at the very edge of the road where the cars do not drive and the snow is relatively undisturbed. The snow in the lower portion is more churned up where the tyres have driven through the snow and the patterns resemble those of a tyre. The darker areas are stitched to highlight the patterns and suggest the rougher surface of the tarmac.
Scroll through the Images to see the work, ‘Cold Snap’ hung in a room setting and a close-up view so you can see the colours, textures and stitching in more detail.
Click to see other pieces in the Abstract Winter Art series
If you have any questions about the work, then please contact me and I’ll be pleased to help.
Size:
53 x 48cm
Materials:
Cotton fabric, dye, oil stick and thread
Framing:
Black drop-in frame
Unglazed
Ready to hang
Price includes framing and excludes delivery
Melting SOLD
The tyre tracks in the snow made beautiful patterns, some of them looking like mini landscapes. Using my photographs as a reference, I collaged different types of papers to explore design options for this piece. This is one of the series of black and white original art, inspired by the winter landscape and is a unique print that could not be replicated.
‘Broken Snow’ is a fabric collage, made of hand dyed black fabric and fine hand printed white fabrics. The white fabrics have been screen printed with tyre patterns, which are only visible on close inspection but adds interest and links the work more closely to the original source inspiration. The stitched ‘road’ suggests the texture of tarmac and the stitching on the snow, helps to define the undulations in the snow.
Scroll through the Images to see the work, ‘Broken Snow’ hung in a room setting and a close-up view to show the textures, colours and stitching in the work.
If you have any questions about the work, then please contact me and I’ll be pleased to help.
Size:
44 x 35cm
Materials:
Various fabrics, dye, fabric paint and thread
Framing:
Black frame
Glazed with ‘Art Glass’ so the detail of the work is easily visible
Ready to hang
Price includes framing and excludes delivery
Cold Snap Surprise SOLD
You can read more about Cold Snap Surprise in this blog post
Patterns made in the snow are unpredictable. When I was thinking about how I could interpret the snow patterns in cloth, it seemed appropriate that I used a similarly unpredictable process called ‘breakdown printing’ or ‘deconstructed screen printing’. This led to a whole series of black and white original art, inspired by the winter landscape. The fabric used in this print is made from a unique print that would be impossible to reproduce.
People, vehicles and animals all disturb the snow when they move through it. In ‘Crushed’ I wanted to explore how I could incorporate the physical displacement of the snow in the work. The screen printed fabric was stitched around individual blocks and attached to a background. The blocks nearest the disturbance are placed at an angle but cracks are showing in the rest of the snow o the side too. Unusually, in this series the work does not have any stitching.
Scroll through the Images to see the work, ‘Crushed’ hung in a room setting and to see a close-up view showing the textures and colours on the piece.
Click to see others in the series
If you have any questions about the work, then please contact me and I’ll be pleased to help.
Size:
43 x 46 cm
Materials:
Cotton fabric, dye, oil stick and foam core
Framing:
Black drop-in frame
Unglazed
Ready to hang
Price includes framing and excludes delivery
Patterns made in the snow are unpredictable. When I was thinking about how I could interpret the snow patterns in cloth, it seemed appropriate that I used a similarly unpredictable process called ‘breakdown printing’ or ‘deconstructed screen printing’. This led to a whole series of black and white original art, inspired by the winter landscape. This is a unique print which would be impossible to reproduce.
The idea for ‘Over the Horizon’ came out of my many design explorations in the theme. I really like the random patterns juxtaposed on the relatively plain background. I think of snow being trapped in the tyre treads and releasing it later on a clean section of road. Although the background looks relatively plain, it’s actually created by printing and over printing a tyre pattern.
Scroll through the Images to see the work, ‘Over the Horizon’ ’ hung in a room setting and a close-up view of a section of the work
If you have any questions about the work, then please contact me and I’ll be pleased to help.
Size:
54 x 40cm
Materials:
Cotton fabric, dye and thread
Framing:
Black drop-in frame
Unglazed
Ready to hang
Price includes framing and excludes delivery