49” x 30”
Techniques: Heated Tyvek, fused, stenciled, inked, free motion quilted, hand stitched
Materials: Cotton and silk fabric, silk organza, Tyvek, acrylic paint, ink, rayon and polyester thread
Artist Statement:
In Walt Whitman's "As I Ebb'd with the Ocean of Life", he questions his life while walking the ocean shore.
"As I ebbed the the ocean of life,
As I wended the shores I know...
Was seized by the spirit that trail's in the lines underfoot...
Miles walking, the sound of breaking waves the other side of me...
Becoming somber, he reflects-
"I too but signify at the utmost a little wash'd-up drift,"
But as he walks, his mood changes, becoming more positive,
"Ebb, ocean of life, (the flow will return,)"
and he realizes life is filled with hope and beauty.
I also enjoy walking the beach sands, to ponder life's meaning, its joys and sorrows, and always, its beauty and renewing tides.
Photographer: Hoddick Photography