g. roslie’s contemplative abstract modern textile art - ‘migration’

i receive inspiration in many forms whether from a beautiful natural landscape, a poem that confirms or shifts my perspective, a word that resonates deeply or abundant forms of energy that exists in this & other dimensions. wherever the inspiration stems from, this form of textile art is a culmination of many things I love including the process of natural dyeing, textiles, modern/abstract design & art. my aim is to create a sense of peace, calm & contemplative reflection through the work i do both for myself as the maker and you as the viewer.

Immigrant Song  by Sun Yung Shin

All birds—even those that do not fly

—have wings

A constant confession

Admission of omission

This is your punctuated equilibrium

And everything in between

Slow it down

The moment of extinction

The death of the last individual of a species

(Let’s put it aside for now)

Stay with it

This is our gene flow

How do you like our genetic drift

A riff, a rift, a raft…

Too rough for the second half

Take us under, take us downhill

Paint pangenesis all over your dancing body

The new party god

Keep the beat going, don’t stop, you can’t stop

Crick & Watson

Evo-devo

This is your mother’s local phenomenon

If this is racial hygiene

Why do I feel so dirty?

Microcosmic soul

It’s an involutionary wonderland

This living matter

A modern synthesis

4.6 billion years of biology

Can’t stop the ideology

Graduate from meet/mate

To fitness landscape of sexual selection

From land over sea

It’s a hard lyric

The impression of a key in a bar of soap

A transitional fossil

Keep camping

Plant the flag

Bury the burial mound

Put the pop in popular

And the sigh in science

migration

12.5” x 41.5”

naturally dyed linen, found driftwood, waxed linen cord, antique buttons

note: please keep all naturally dyed textile away from direct exposure to sunlight to prevent premature fading & degrading of fabric.