LaVel Rude

Playing Well with Others

All Natural, Botanical Prints on Felted Wool with Hand Stitching in a Shadow Box Frame.

14 x 11 x 2", Framed to 15 x 12 x 2"

$145

Online Only

Vintage blanket wool with “Eco” printed leaves from local Redbud, Sand cherry and eucalyptus that connect the sentiment of the past with the beauty of present life

Artist's Statement:

The Secret Life of Leaves…

Does every leaf have a story?

My story is grounded in a Northern Minnesota life, growing up with my sister just 2 cornfields away from the family farm.

I’ve learned that coincidences are not just that, and the importance of the ever present beat of a nature filled childhood;
The smell of pumpkins on the porch,
Fall leaves and cornstalks drying in the sun,
Grandma’s stitching, needle, thread to cloth,
……are all part of a rhythm

Botanical (Eco) printing is an organic process of
Hunting and gathering leaves and “pre-loved” cloth;
Scouring, soaking, simmering and “slow stitch”

Sewing thread to cloth is a meditative way
I connect to the rhythmic flow of seasons in life and nature;
Always moving forward, yet aware of the promise
Of seeing it again.

“Eco” printing is my way of honoring a life worth living…….

“Siempre ~Adelante” ~ always forward