John Hess

Woven Textiles

Courage Under Fire - Fire station #6ChromasphereHieroglyphicsRed, White, Blue    Series 1UndulariumElliptical VariationsHexagoniaAuroraCopper VeilsIlluminationsGenerating StarsTangent DiamondsFlying Birds TapestryJigsaw - S.L.C. Arts Council- Flying Objects 5FLIGHT, S.L.C. Arts Council Flying Objects projectKinephantomRainbow ChrysalisRoundelaySky WavesUltraviolet4 Square ReversalAlhambraArabesqueCopper RiverEighteen EyesEllipseEmpyreanEoanthropus Metallic Folded FanMigrationMyth Tablet I Pegasus   Myth Tablet II UNICORN  Myth Tablet III  RUNNING GAZELLES Myth Tablet IV PLANT BIRDS, DRAGON,and PHOENIX  Myth Tablet V STAG and DEVIL DOG  Myth Tablet V GOAT MIRRORS  PrimordiaRecursive DiamondsSyntonyTangled WebTilted WavesWavetownSequenciaBlue Linear FoldsYellow Linear FoldsLyceumElliptical Mirrors20 Silver Paths  Series 3ContrariumTumbling BlocksConstellationsCubesDecoPompeiDiminishing / Expanding SquaresCircles in ReflectionBlue Paths  Series 3Four Red Paths  Series 3Silver Paths  Series 3Optical Vibrations on Black  Series 4Optical Vibrations on White  Series 4Tunnel VisionShadow Mirrors  ParabolasWinged Genie

Myth Tablet IV PLANT BIRDS, DRAGON,and PHOENIX

Salt Lake City

I like using mirrored shapes, as in the plant birds and the use of color and scale of top animals to create varietyon the woven surface. I cut out templates from original images and trace around the outline on the fabric and paint the images. On the bird images, I used the raised metallic painted dots to increase dimensional variety with different surface treatments. The painted canvas creates different reflective surfaces in contrast to the flat woven background .

Fabric paint on folded cotton twill weave,painted canvas
2017

Myth Tablet IV PLANT BIRDS, DRAGON,and PHOENIX

2016/2 - 2017/2 | Myth Tablet IV PLANT BIRDS, DRAGON,and PHOENIX