Trélex Residency
Day 9 6 November 2019
8 curtain rings, saw-dust from felled tree
I’ve been wondering what the plastic curtain rings are for. During my Master’s degree I wore 8 buttons to denote being a Journeywoman (as is still the tradition for Journeymen in Germany).
Four dye sticks ‘Tori’ gate
The four winding-sticks I used for dyeing the paper became a portable ‘Tori’ Gate. Traditionally, the gates mark the entrance to Shinto shrines; denoting the transition from the mundane to the sacred. Carrying a miniature version around the garden offers an alternative dynamic.
Entrance to another world.
I replace the small yellow bucket at the junction of the water and energy lines with a self-chosen triangular log from the family log store. The divining rods were sure of their choice.
At the junction of two energy lines
In Shinto shrines shimenawa ropes are tied around or suspended across an object or space to denote its sanctity or purity. Tassels usually hang from the rope at intervals with suspended white paper streamers (Shide).
Rope and eco prints on paper with distant views of snow
Eco-prints on paper of plants collected from my garden and surrounding hills of the Spanish town of Chelva near Valencia. Walnut with iron and alum mordants. The length of the paper fitted the wooden table in the cabin exactly.