"Time Adds Pigment to Memories" 2014

This series consists of three units each of which is multi-panelled. Together or apart they are reflections on the passage of time as it is recorded in memory.

"Time Adds Pigment to Memories I"

Detail of "Time Adds Pigment to Memories I"

Each of the "pages" that make up the panels in this series was created with a base layer, pigmented, waxed and carefully formed. Accretions of "particles" were added to this layer, some hot waxed, some stitched. Every "particle" had emotional burden or was sedimented with meaning for me. The non-pigment colours were chosen to resonate with memories of my Mother, these shades of green being her favourite. As the "particles" were added or loaded onto he base memories they assumed new relationships with each other than they have in their own stand- alone existence. This aligned with my understanding of how my knowledge of things in the past shifts and keeps shifting, the textures changing depending on my current point of view or perspective. 

Detail of "Time Adds Pigment to Memories I"

"Time Adds Pigment to Memories II"

"Time Adds Pigment to Memories III"

Complete Series of "Time Adds Pigment to Memories I, II, and III". 2014.

These works explore how creation happens in our memory. Fragments, scraps of recall either disjointed or integrated, create a precious entity in that process of memory, which becomes our reality.  The colouring of these fragments shifts with time, as their meanings move. These become the layers of our existence, shielding our essence while filtering how we read others.

The title for this series is taken from the novel by Mia Yua.'Translations of Beauty'.

Mixed media, including, tissue and hand cast paper, silk fabrics, calico, wax, beads, laces; natural pigments. Framed and glazed with Museum glass to ensure no UV degradation. 

Sizes: I - 71 cm x 57 cm. 
          II - 107 cm x 57 cm.
          III - 78 cm x 57 cm.