Simpling (Body) No. 4, 2020

EMBROIDERED PAPERCUT - Signed, titled and dated en verso.

This original was created with layers of hand-cut translucent vellum from Gmund, embroidered with thread, and hand-stitched with monofilament to Stonehenge paper.

Artwork size: 9” x 6” (unframed)
Price includes s+h

The Simpling Series is reminiscent of the Rorschach inkblot test, and loosely based on the art of simpling, an early form of herbalism. This practice suggests that the shape and color of medicinal plants carry clues to their proper uses in healing.

Purchase of this original does not entitle the buyer to reproduction rights. All rights reserved. Thank you.

Artwork by Shannon Christine Rankin