REMAINS OF THE DAY - original mixed media fiber art by Patricia Gould

REMAINS OF THE DAY ©2003 Patricia Gould 24 x 34 inches. My visit to Deception Island, once an important whaling station, left me with haunting images of a bygone era. These and other piles of whale bones were scattered around the lava beach. The remains of the casks, which held the whale oil and the boilers, are slowly being reclaimed by the elements. Once I enlarged the image to its present size, and then created the scene in fabric, it looked more like a mountain landscape than a small patch of beach with the remains of the whale. I knew when I shot the photo that I was drawn to the abstract design of the bones, but I didn't know what final image would emerge in the finished work. Ready to hang with sleeve and wooden slat.