Accession ID: |
2001.12 |
Name: |
Genesis |
Category: |
Item |
Type: |
ArtWork |
Maker: |
Julie Ryder |
Date: |
2000 |
Description
Julie Ryder's textile work for ‘frisson: 14th Tamworth Fibre Textile Exhibition’ is a length of hand stitched silk organza, printed and coloured with natural dyes and fruit fermentation techniques to create subtle patterns of spots and circles in beige/brown tones. Ryder created the work in response to the media sensationalism surrounding the advent of the year 2000.
History
National Textile Collection,
Tamworth Regional Gallery.
Significance
Provenance: Purchased from ‘frisson: 14th Tamworth Fibre Textile Exhibition’.