The Stampede
2021
Bargello, Redwork and Blackwork on vintage needlepoint canvas
In the middle ages the Unicorn was universally believed to exist. This made me wonder, what in contemporary times do we believe that is not real?
In the middle ages the Unicorn was universally believed to exist. This made me wonder, what in contemporary times do we believe that is not real?
My visual and technical inspiration draws from two sources: The Hunt of the Unicorn, a seven-panel series of medieval tapestries now hanging at the Cloisters, and The Lady and the Unicorn, a six-panel series of French medieval tapestries at the Musée de Cluny. Both appealed to me because of the magic of the unicorns and because these narrative pieces of history have survived all this time.
I then sourced vintage needlepoint canvases from eBay and used a variety of stitches in Bargello, Redwork, and Blackwork techniques to unify the work and highlight important elements.
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