Artist Carol Eckert uses the ancient technique of coiled fabric to portray wildlife in mythology-like environments.
Processional Iguanas (detail) Cotton, wire, wood. 72″ x 13″ x 4″
Eckert references “creation stories, legends of great floods, tales of quests and journeys, parables of good and evil . . . The universal nature of animal symbolism also appeals to me: snakes as symbols of evil, storks or cranes as signs of good fortune.”
Poem of the Antelope. Cotton, wire 15″ x 17″ x 2″
Carol Eckert at Mobilia Gallery, here.
Her website, here.
Categories: Textile Art
Canadian Art Junkie 
Interesting way of working she has – and the symmetry is beautifully done! Thanks for looking me up! How did you find me? (always interested what “triggers” the click – is it the name, the title, the colors… etc.)
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I participate in Thursday Doors on my personal Photo Junkie site and found you on the linkup. (My door is the gate in Bulgaria)
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Your last name is Dutch/Belgian/German? Mine is a screen name, but I’m Dutch, having lived for 30+ years in the USA.
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Honestly, don’t know what’s the origin, family has been in Canada so long.
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These remind of gond art or gond paintings. Look it up. Wonderful how two art forms have similar visual style.
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See what I mean? Learning. Thank you for that. I did not know the style. You’re right, very similar.
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I absolutely adore your curation. Could spend hours catching up on things you have posted. Fascinating.
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Thank you so much. I have been doing it for about 7 years now and I love the finds, and the things we learn.
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Wow, I get my dose of art and culture with your seven years of curation. There is art in art appreciation too, that’s what I say.
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The coiling adds a fanciful texture, perfect for what Carol is expressing. I’ve done coiled fabric pieces, so I know how much craft and work is going into these.
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