weaving with red vertical threads like blood
Mary Ballantyne Fooks and Jenny Turner
Flayed
cotton and acrylic paint, 83cm x 140cm

Mary Ballantyne Fooks

Flayed

This weaving was flooded with layers of paint and sanded in between to reveal the underneath layers. The softness and vulnerability of textile was exposed by tearing open the inner structure which spills out from the tough skin.