Rebecca Smith
Rebecca Smith
A Memory of Trees, 2021
Linen, tencel Each piece is 18"W x 30"H
This diptych plays with the viewers' experience of positive and negative space. In one panel, the tree is woven as solid (positive) space, while in the second panel the tree is woven as transparent (negative) space.
Rebecca Smith
Flight, 2020
Linen, cotton, acrylic yarn 21"W x 37"H
Birds in flight, overlaid with a transparent grid, suggests a divide that separates humans from the natural world, especially in urban settings.
Rebecca Smith
Whisper Series, 2024
Linen, wool, cotton, synthetic fibers Each piece is 12"W x 48" L
Just as these transparent weavings leave shadows on the wall, their imagery portrays the faint whisper of ancient traditions.