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Storied Sail Cloths

600cm (W) x 400cm (H) x 30cm (D)
2021, various repurposed and hand-dyed threads, string, cotton, found fabrics, felt and beads upon vintage linen/hemp, brass poles and fittings, rope and South Australian minerals. Photograph Saul Steed.
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Sera Waters | Artist
2022 Adelaide Biennial of Australian Art: Free/State, at Art Gallery of South Australia, curated by Sebastian Goldspink.

Detail photographs by Grant Hancock.

Storied Sail Cloths from left to right:
Storied sail cloth #1: Ketches
sail: hand-dyed linen and hemp (imported from France and United Kingdom), white gold-coloured synthetic rope, waxed cotton thread, dyed leather, hand-dyed cotton string; embroidery: synthetic and wool velvet, crewel, re-purposed doily edgings and trims, hand-dyed cotton string, cotton machine thread, cotton stranded embroidery floss, perle cotton, synthetic metallic-coloured thread, cotton crochet threads, Retors a broder, assorted plastic and glass seed beads; fittings: brass hooks and cleats, hemp and polypropylene rope; anchors: gold plated chains in 3 sizes, native copper, copper wire, South Australian rocks and minerals

Storied sail cloth #2: Drainage
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

Storied sail cloth #3: Mine
sail: vintage linen tablecloth (French or English origin), repurposed satin ribbon border, cotton string, brass eyelets; embroidery: kid leather French gloves, synthetic and silk velvet, hand-dyed cotton bedsheets, wool and synthetic felt, repurposed plastic sparkly cardigan, hand-dyed cotton string, cotton machine thread, cotton stranded embroidery floss, perle cotton, metallic -coloured synthetic thread, cotton crochet threads, Retors a broder, cotton a broder, assorted plastic, glass seed beads; fittings: brass hooks and cleats, hemp, polypropylene rope; anchors: South Australian rocks and minerals, rose gold coloured metallic rope, brass nails

Storied sail cloth #4: Seeding
sail: vintage upholsterer's hessian, leather, waxed cotton, brass eyelets, repurposed upholstery trim; embroidery: kid leather (from French gloves), white-gold coloured metallic rope, repurposed wool canvas work, crewel, repurposed synthetic ric rac, cotton doily edge and pockets, plastic sequins, glass and synthetic beads, synthetic stockings, synthetic negligees, cotton bedsheets, nylon tape, dyed cotton, cotton calico; fittings: brass cleats, brass plated poles with brass caps, hep and polypropylene rose coloured synthetic rope, brass nails

Storied sail cloth: #5 Pugholes
sail: hand-dip-dyed linen and hemp (French and English origin), cotton rope, cotton thread, leather lacing; embroidery: synthetic velvet, hand-dyed cotton bedsheets, repurposed synthetic cardigan, hand-dyed cotton string, cotton machine thread, cotton stranded embroidery floss, perle cotton, metallic thread, cotton crochet threads, Retors a broder, assorted plastic and metal seed beads; fittings: brass hooks and cleats, hemp, polypropylene rope; anchors: assorted South Australian rocks and minerals, metallic coloured string

Link to an article exploring Storied Sail Cloth #5: 'Embroidering Pugholes', garland magazine, June 2022: https://garlandmag.com/article/embroidering-pugholes/