It all begins with an idea. A feeling of home, of place and of the heart. That is the driving focus of my work - to bring you the essence of my place. Through my work, I encourage you to explore the essence of your place as we live with connection and relationship to home, to others, to place.
My work explores the relationship between landscape, memory, natural pigment, and the unseen energies held within place. Through botanical inks, textiles, and experimental processes, I create works that invite deeper ways of seeing. Where the medium is of the earth. Where a partnership of natural elements and expertise generate a fusion of tactile satisfaction. To touch, to see and to plum the depths in a new dimension takes time as each viewing will bring another nuance to the eye. It is inspired by and about where we live and how it can be viewed in many ways.
My identity within the land is embedded in my spirit and when I do my art it’s a symbolic expression of that. This connection goes beyond words and is immersed in my spiritual orientation to my place.
I invite you to explore seeing more, seeing the depth of nature around you and seeing opportunities for partnership with your place of the heart.
Cheryl Cook
Botanical Ink Artist & Contemporary Textile Practice