Fay Stanford
My Soul, 2024
woodcuts and linocuts on cotton, hand embroidery 20" x 26"
Sparkly pink cotton is the substrate for this self portrait. Don't be fooled by the modest exterior.
Fay Stanford
Homeland, 2022
exhumed linen, denim, walnut ink, hand and machine embroidery 33" x 32"
After reading about wool caps from the Middle ages which survive into modern times, I decided to experiment with buried linen. I retrieved theses beautiful rags in just a few weeks from my garden! Hence the title: Homeland
Fay Stanford
Flip Turn, 2021
linocuts on cotton 21" X 41"
During the height of the covid 10 lock down, the pool, restricted as it was, offered me some of the only tranquility I could find. Hand over hand, breath after breath, I settled my soul.
