Mandala 3: Lichen on Spruce Branches

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Artist: Therese Zemlin

Title: Mandala 3: Lichen on Spruce Branches

Attribution: Mandala 3: Lichen on Spruce Branches, 2022, Therese Zemlin

Year: 2022

Materials: Inkjet prints on Japanese paper cut into strips, text strips cut from book pages, hand plaiting

Dimensions: 12 x 12"

Image Statement: The weaving draft is by computer scientist Ralph Griswold, 2005, #41477, from Handweaving.net. Book pages are from Silent Spring by Rachel Carson, and Next Time by Henry James. (Cut up book pages) The photo of spruce trees killed by a spruce budworm infestation was taken in Brimson, MN. The patterns in textiles mimic the patterns in nature. Patterns of human behavior are evident in short stories by Henry James, and as described by Rachel Carson in her timeless and important writings. These associations are woven together in the Mandala series: They are not meant to be obvious in the woven work, but hopefully begin to seep in around the edges of the viewer’s awareness.