In the third month… the children of Israel came into the desert…
Exodus 19:1
Moreover thou shalt make the tabernacle with ten curtains of fine twined linen, and blue, and purple and scarlet: with cherubim of cunning work shalt thou make them
Exodus 26:1
SERIES: WEAVING AND THE BIBLE
TITLE: The Tabernacle
SIZE: 1.20m x 1.70m (47in x 67in)
Design for tapestry
During the forty years of trials in the desert, the Israelites related to the tabernacle as the core physical element of their faith. I was inspired by the description of the sanctuary in the shape of a tent that the Israelites were instructed to build. This tapestry relates to all of the precious materials–linen, silver, gold, wood, and brass.
The tight structure of this work references the natural shapes, surrounded by an intriguing and sweet desert, where the ground colors swirl.
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