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"1000 A.D.
Constantinople Byzantine
Princess"
In Constantinople, in this
age, a Byzantine Princess
was not in control of her
destiny. She was, to be
trite, a pawn of the Ship of
State. Because she was born
a woman, and not a man, she
was to be married off to
whomever would benefit her
family and government.
Though her dress does
consist of many happy colors
that should remind her of
happy times, there was no
escape. Nothing could help
her, and the chain,
decorative, or not, was to
remind her. The tiny hook at
her throat captures her like
a hapless fish on a hook and
line.
The background seems to
seethe with its emotional
colors, buffeting her with
its currents, beyond her
control. The lines snaking
out from her are her wild
emotions or are the fates
trying to ensnare her? And
winds blow her to her fate.
Note from the Artist: The
royal weaving staff (that’s
me) wove her garment on an
AVL loom, using 12 shafts.
It is basically straight
twills, with some
directional changes. The
treading is as drawn in
(means that it copies the
threading pattern). It is
what I call a “meandering”
twill with some broken twill
areas. The fibers are perle
cottons, used for brightness
of color and shine.
The complexity of this piece
is in the color selection,
both warp and weft. The
colors seem to vibrate
against each other. Golden’s
Interference paints give the
background its movement.
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