Seaweed Pressings
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        Susan Summit Cyr

Working with dyes on silk is unlike any other medium I’ve used. The moment they touch the fabric, the dyes seem to flow by themselves, moving and mixing as if on a mission to create something beautiful. The dyes stop only when they meet a resist line where they settle and wait either to be fixed as is, or charged again with the touch of my brush.

The flowing, translucent qualities of this medium is perfect for portraying my interpretation of sea life from the ocean depths, to be enjoyed at leisure, in slightly drier surroundings.

Using silk as my canvas has liberated the size and scope of my work. Silk is strong, lightweight, and easy to work with which allows me to stretch pieces as large as I can move around in my studio—to six feet at present.

In the sculpture SeaStag, commissioned for a public art project in Bellevue, Washington, I discovered the joy of manipulating silk and applying it to a three dimensional form. I had so much fun that I am now attempting to wrap all sorts of objects in silk. If our Great Dane Matisse stays still long enough, I’m afraid he’ll be next!

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