Texture Study

Datec. 1994

MediumMachine stitching and embroidered fibers

Dimensions21” x 20”

ClassificationsArt

Credit LineTempe Municipal Arts Commission (TMAC) Heritage Collection purchase

Catalog numberCOTPWC.1999.9

DescriptionTextile/fiber collage of three stitched images. At the top of the collage is an image of clouds at sunset with the silhouettes of trees against the sky. Below is an image of a burnt prickly pear cactus pad next to a closeup image of a light green car with water or rust along the window.

Shinn focuses on landscapes touched by humans such as highway scenes, old rusted vehicles and hints of architecture in plant life. She achieves her realism by taking her own photo snapshots, scanning them and heat transferring them to canvas. It’s the digitized photo that gives her a map to follow. She says that embroidery has “preciousness” into which people are drawn.

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