'Between the Storms' Painting

A Living Wall -Started this piece on the day of Storm Ciara and finished it after Storm Dennis so it’s aptly named ‘Between the Storms’. Woven on my Ridge Heddle Loom using some handspun yarn, roving, linen and my mill spun yarn from my Herdwicks, Icelandic, Gotland and Valais Blacknose sheep. The thing with weaving these on a Heddle Loom is that you don’t really see how the pattern is developing like say if you were using a tapestry loom so it’s always a nice surprise at the end. It reflects the many shades of weather I could see (and feel) through my window as I made it and experienced on my many trips outside to tend to the sheep which contributed to this piece. Every piece of work is unique in some way just like the sheep it came from. The weaving is attached to a canvas which is then encased in a natural wood frame ready for hanging. Materials used: Wool from Icelandic Gotland, Herdwick, Valais Blacknose and Gotland/Valais sheep Linen Canvas Wood