flight - Mahurangi

private collection, Auckland New Zealand

1100 x 850
Shibori dyeing, braid-dyeing, embroidery;
silk Habotai, silk organza, washi, feathers, beads, card, fiber-reactive dyes

Winner, National Award for Contemporary Dyeworks  New Zealand 1988

Scarlet Pohutukawas, azure Hauraki Gulf, golden sunlight, bush and tide and native birds - a piece about a magical place and a personal flight from the past.
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©miriam louisa simons