Homage to Calder

In September 2003 I went to the Guggenheim Museum in Bilbao to see Calder's mobiles. I sat for a long time on a bench looking at a mobile hanging on its own in an alcove whose walls were curved and undulating. I had made the paper design for this piece and tried to imagine it hanging in this space. It is intended as a self-portrait and the underneath layer is a red 'betwgn', green bodice, lace collar and cream shawl. These are elements of the Welsh costume, but the half apron, although worn in Wales, is highly decorated with images from Eastern European embroidery.