I have been thinking about continuing the Miyu series for a long time. The image of those peaceful girls, constraint in layers and layers of cloth is ever present in my mind.
I always saw those as a symbol for being caught in layers of expectations and self restraint. Like being caught and stuck, not able to act anymore, only the hair – as a kind of spiritual manifestation – still able to move or be moved – a very personal statement of my last years in Germany.
Funnily enough the first people who viewed the prints in 2006/7 saw something totally different in them. The girls were protected, securely wrapped, warm and peaceful…
The first drypoint experiments were received very positive by friends, so I felt encouraged to pick up the work again.
I hope you enjoy them…
The first 2 prints are available online at etsy, felt and dawanda
Miyu – Shhh… No.5 and Shhh… No.6 Are now available online on minu.felt.co.nz* for $60.00 NZ, on minu.etsy.com** for $58.00 US and on minu.dawanda.de*** for €80.00!
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