g. roslie’s ModScape series - ‘grounded’

each one-of-a-kind ModScape textile art is conceived as a visual experience of a natural landscape found wandering the earth, memorized in the mind’s eye or by photograph & re-created in a minimalist, modern abstract fashion onto a textile art form combining my love of natural places, natural dyeing, textiles, modern design & art. my aim is to create a sense of peace, calm & contemplative reflection through the work i do for both myself and the viewer.

: grounded - a modern abstract view of the rocky mountains of colorado. years pass, life begins & ends for all living beings while the mountains remain ever grounded, an immovable presence, to witness everything in silence.

The Mountain by Elizabeth Bishop

At evening, something behind me.
I start for a second, I blench,
or staggeringly halt and burn.
I do not know my age.
In the morning it is different.
An open book confronts me,
too close to read in comfort.
Tell me how old I am.
And then the valleys stuff
impenetrable mists
like cotton in my ears.
I do not know my age.
I do not mean to complain.
They say it is my fault.
Nobody tells me anything.
Tell me how old I am.
The deepest demarcation
can slowly spread and sink
like any blurred tattoo.
I do not know my age.
Shadows fall down; lights climb.
Clambering lights, oh children!
you never stay long enough.
Tell me how old I am.
Stone wings have sifted here
with feathers hardening feathers.
The claws are lost somewhere.
I do not know my age.
I am growing deaf. Bird-calls
dribble and the waterfalls
go unwiped. What is my age?
Tell me how old I am.
Let the moon go hang,
the stars go fly their kites.
I want to know my age.
Tell me how old I am.

dims: 17” x 24.5”

naturally dyed flax linen, organic cotton muslin, wood frame

each textile art is made from naturally hand dyed flax linens. the backing is a natural organic cotton muslin. the magnetic open wooden frame lends a beautiful structure & ease of display while keeping the art tactile & accessible.

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