Morelia City, Mexico: 2020. Unique Book Art Object. A physical representation of the passage of time experienced during the quarantine, expressed beautifully and painstakingly with elaborate beadwork and poetic embroidery.  A five-foot square of white linen embroidered with thread (with collaboration of Diane Jaime) and glass beads by artist in the images of natures element. The author’s personal poems, haikus-like, are in English and Spanish. They were composed and embroidered in the Mexican countryside in a house nestled in a copse of pine trees during the Covid-19 quarantine. The verses repeat many times and read like a meditation. The English language portion of the verses is below:

•              The threads of the rain in tangible writings          
•              Time in rocks     
•              Your name written in time          
•              Intimacy of tangible writings embraces me          
•              Frozen time in moments of happiness    
•              The All in Pine Branch    
•              It's a moment to collect stones of silence              
•              The wind takes my time               
•              Time of recollect the stones        
•              The wind takes my time               
•              Sea of hugs in difficult times       
•              An animal walks among the branches, silence...   

This exquisite textile piece is meant to be hung and displayed. It has a narrow fabric slot along the top edge for a dowel to be inserted (for hanging). Folded and housed in a clamshell box covered in green Japan jacquard silk with brass title label to front board. Size: about 58 x 58 inches. Box size: 15.5 x 15.5 inches.

Ioulia Akhmadeeva (1971 - ) was born in Russia but has resided in Mexico for nearly 30 years. She is professor of Fine Arts at the Michoacan State University San Nicolás Hidalgo in Morelia, Michoacan, Mexico. She has participated in many international exhibitions and won awards and grants for her work. ARTB/041723. Fine.

Item #36431

Price: $5,000.00