The following is the artist statement and photos for a piece I designed.

TITLE: SAILOR TAKE WARNING
YOUR NAME: CAROLE FIORE
PHOTOGRAPHED BY: CAROLE FIORE
WORK COMPLETED IN: 2018
TECHNIQUES AND MATERIALS, ETC. (BASIC INFORMATION, NOT BRAND NAMES)
Mixed media, utilizing acrylic paint on a lutradore ground, enhanced with fabric collage, machine embroidery and hand stitching, mirror organza, hand-dyed cheese cloth, memory thread, cotton and silk floss, straw silk.
DESIGN SIZE: 14” H x 11” W
TOTAL DIMENSIONS: 23” H x 19” W x 1.5”
ARTIST STATEMENT that should refer to the inspiration, challenge, or intent of your art rather than a description of technique or materials.
The old rhyme, “Red sky at morning, sailor take warning,” provides context and title for this work. Lighthouses, such as the St. Marks Lighthouse that is depicted in this work, are warnings to sailors. Incorporating various surfaces into this landscape was the major challenge: varied textures of leaves and other vegetation, smoothness of the water; reflections on the water, roughness of the stucco-surfaced tower, the undulating tile on the roof, and reeds peaking up through the water along the shoreline.

Sailor Take Warning – Entry and Artist Statement
Sailor take warning
Sailor take warning – detail