The Gulf of Mexico teems with snails, mollusks, fish, turtles, and myriad marine life. The ecological multiformity of these sea and sand dwellers is interwoven into the wellbeing of the location - if the smallest and most delicate of creatures are thriving, then the waterways are healthy. If not, these smaller species are one of the first indicators of disruption to the area.
The interwoven flora and fauna of this area is the starting point, the intersection between the work and the ideal, revealing spaces contemplating the enormity and magnification of our contemporary world.
The project begins with 3D scanning shells, bones, vertebra, exoskeletons, and other natural wonders that drift up on the coast. After 3D scanning the objects are sliced, flattened and compositionally rearranged in software to become 2D images; fully accurate, yet poetic - revealing hidden beauty in minutia.
My digital embroideries celebrate the sea, waves, movement, tide, sand, and the small creatures: snails, mollusks, and birds. Digital embroidery weaves a tactile representation of imagery gleaned from scans. Each embroidery celebrates the biodiversity of the ocean, an accurate anatomical model, and uses contemporary tools to extol the beauty of the sea.
Measures 31" tall by 27" wide.
