Purple Hellebore

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Artist: Deidre Scherer

Title: Purple Hellebore

Attribution: Purple Hellebore, 2025, Deidre Scherer

Year: 2025

Materials: Thread on layered fabric

Dimensions: 12” height x 10” width x 0.25” depth, frame 19” height x 17” width x 1.25” depth

Image Statement: My still-life are set up in front of my cutting table where by sight I cut freely into my pallette of fabrics, using my scissors as a direct drawing tool. With multiple passes, I then layer and machine-draw the highlights and shadows that I see.