Stretching Art and Tradition
Artist: Amy C Nelson, Round Rock, TX
I had the opportunity to visit Trinity College in Dublin, Ireland, this past year. I visited the Book of Kells and other works of art in the Trinity College collection. I’ve been fascinated by calligraphy and have dabbled in it. I wanted to explore my chosen letter in an oversized form of the decorated Celtic Capital.
The technique I wanted to explore was monoprinting and painting on fabric. The background of the piece is monoprinted, stamped and stenciled with acrylic paint mixed with fabric medium. I created the letters separately and quilted them independently of the background to give them added emphasis when applied to the background of my piece.
© 2014 Amy C Nelson
