Gwen Samuels
GEMS, 2024
Transparency, Thread, Wire 21" x 24" x 4"
GEMS is part of my Wire Tapestry series. I am interested in moving the viewer’s eyes around the piece by repeating and varying the size of the patterns. My color palette is very organic in the beginning and evolves as I work with the shapes.
Gwen Samuels
Shape Shifting, 2023
Transparency, Thread, Wire 46" x 36" x 1.5"
Shape Shifting is made up of blocks of patterned rectangles, is non-directional and can be hung horizontally or vertically. I'm interested in the relationship of positive and negative space and how the repetition of certain patterns moves your eye around taking it all in.
Gwen Samuels
New Beginnings, 2023
Transparency, Thread, Wire 43" x 34" x 1.5"
New Beginnings, is made in honor of the amazing transformation that takes place in Nature from a hungry caterpillar to an amazing Butterfly. This piece is made up of my photography, hand-stitched into the wire sculpture with threads hanging freely.
Gwen Samuels
What is Old is New, 2024
Transparency, Wire, Thread, Bed Spring 20" x 18" x 4"
What is Old is New is part of my Mind Springs Series. There are seven wall sculptures in the series, each interacts with light, threads hang freely and all are built around Bed Springs.
Gwen Samuels
Front and Center and All Around, 2024
Transparency, Wire, Thread, Bed Spring 20" x 23" x 9"
Front and Center and All Around is part of my Mind Spring Series. There are seven wall sculptures in the series, each interacts with light, threads hang freely and all are built around Bed Springs.
Gwen Samuels
Above it All, 2025
Transparency, Wire, Tthread 40" x 48" x 1.5
Above it All was inspired by all the patterns I saw while flying on an airplane and looking out the window.
Gwen Samuels
Filling in the Blanks, 2023
Transparency, Thread, Wire 35" x 43" x 1"
Filling in the Blanks is the newest edition to my Wire Tapestry series. My interest in empty spaces/filled spaces still continues. This piece has bright colors and a spontaneity of imagery which is also new.
Gwen Samuels
Thinking about Nature, 2021
Digital images printed on transparency, hand-stitched to wire form 36" x 24" x 2"
In 2021 my world was becoming more 3-dimensional again and my attention shifted to nature.
Gwen Samuels
Re-Assuring Rhino, 2014
Digital images printed on transparency, hand-stitched to wire form 12" x 13" x 14"
Gwen Samuels
Ruffled Feathers, 2014
Digital images printed on transparency, hand-stitched to wire form 12" x 6" x 15"