Lynda McDonald, Work in progress…?

Embroidered animals, and facts about ecological loss, surround a map of the world, overlain with a chart of the geological timescale. Across the centre of the piece is the EPG of a heartbeat, and underneath a quote by the President of Ireland about the loss of biodiversity

Lynda McDonald, Work in progress…?
Hand embroidery on calico, 56x50cm

“Work in Progress…? reflects my increasing concern about the threats to our biodiversity. I had drawn the Geological Timescale over 20 years ago and thought it was time to incorporate it into a textile. It shows the short time humans have been on the planet and the damage we have done to all the evolution that has preceded us through millions of years. I hand-embroidered each creature – my intention was always to capture the beauty of the animals in stitch but now I need to find a way to destroy them in the textile, because it sure isn’t meant to be pretty! So, the work has stalled for the moment…”

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