Greetings from Los Angeles,To support the theme of recycling I have recreated 3-D images with 2-D watercolour compositions. This paper boat was shaped from plastic (fruit net) used as a weft/warp base unified with cut strips from watercolour compositions.
The mast is 300 pound watercolour paper painted in burnt umber. The rigging is cotton crochet yarn with rice paper sails. The mast is attached to a cork from a Californian winery. My husband, a hobby yachtsman and former commodore of the Los Angeles Yacht Club did all the rigging. My friend, Mae Moosa took the photos using one of my 2-D watercolours of Elba Italy as the backdrop and blue silk fabric to simulate water.
Christine O’Brien
There is also a rolled up Western Union message on the ship - which I unrolled to see inside!!
Christine printed the picture on the greetings card she sent with the boat. Christine read about the paper boat fundraiser in the current issue of Fiberarts magazine - contemporary textile art and crafts.
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