Paint, string and yarn on Canvas
11” x 14”
A note from Virginia:
This piece is from my series in which yarn, string and hand-made acrylic fibers (extruded from paint using a piping technique) are woven, looped, and sculpted onto the painted canvas, resulting in a sculptural surface that is both protective and porous.
Creating new boundaries, barriers, and entry points to explore the body as a shifting landscape - at once vulnerable and safeguarded.
I’m drawn to the tactile: lines become contours, scars, rivers, or roots. Each piece treats the body as a landscape, exploring how we both shield and reveal ourselves. Using materials that sit between “craft” and “fine art,” I aim to blur the line between what’s decorative, functional, and expressive.
By Virginia Elwood
Paint, string and yarn on Canvas
11” x 14”
A note from Virginia:
This piece is from my series in which yarn, string and hand-made acrylic fibers (extruded from paint using a piping technique) are woven, looped, and sculpted onto the painted canvas, resulting in a sculptural surface that is both protective and porous.
Creating new boundaries, barriers, and entry points to explore the body as a shifting landscape - at once vulnerable and safeguarded.
I’m drawn to the tactile: lines become contours, scars, rivers, or roots. Each piece treats the body as a landscape, exploring how we both shield and reveal ourselves. Using materials that sit between “craft” and “fine art,” I aim to blur the line between what’s decorative, functional, and expressive.
By Virginia Elwood