Storied sail cloth #2: Drainage

Sera Waters
Australia
1979

Storied sail cloth #2: Drainage
from the series Storied sail cloth
2021
sail: vintage linen grain sack (French), white cotton rope, cotton thread, cotton crochet threat, cotton string; embroidery: silk and synthetic velvet, hand-dyed cotton bedsheets, wool and synthetic felt, repurposed synthetic negligee fabric, plastic sparkly synthetic cardigan, hand-dyed cotton string, cotton machine thread, cotton stranded embroidery floss, perle cotton, metallic thread, cotton crochet threads, Retors a broder, assorted seed beads, synthetic silver-coloured spangles; fittings: brass hooks and cleats, hemp and polypropylene rope; anchor: South Australia rocks and minerals
Place made
Adelaide
Medium
sail: vintage linen grain sack (French), white cotton rope, cotton thread, cotton crochet threat, cotton string; embroidery: silk and synthetic velvet, hand-dyed cotton bedsheets, wool and synthetic felt, repurposed synthetic negligee fabric, plastic sparkly synthetic cardigan, hand-dyed cotton string, cotton machine thread, cotton stranded embroidery floss, perle cotton, metallic thread, cotton crochet threads, Retors a broder, assorted seed beads, synthetic silver-coloured spangles; fittings: brass hooks and cleats, hemp and polypropylene rope; anchor: South Australia rocks and minerals
Dimensions
136.0 x 130.0 cm
Credit line
Gift through the Adelaide Biennial Ambassadors Program 2022
Accession number
20223A78A(a-e)
Signature and date
Not signed. Not dated.
Media category
Textile
Collection area
Australian decorative arts and design
Copyright
Courtesy of the artist
Image credit
Photos: Grant Hancock

  • 2022 Adelaide Biennial of Australian Art: Free/State

    Art Gallery of South Australia, 4 March 2022 – 5 June 2022
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