North Shields and the River Tyne
was fascinated by the variety of maps that are part of the collection at The Old Low Light. This piece is an amalgamation of a number of maps including the map from Henry VIII’s reign which has the Tyne running vertically, a map of wrecks with wrecks marked in red and marks from the large map in the corridor.
I wanted to create the feeling of an old map that is stained through use. The piece is a patchwork created from a variety of hand and rust dyed fabrics. It is quilted with free-machined words and hand stitch.
