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Dorothy Caldwell Listening for the Bell Bird/Watching for the Brown Snake, 2011;
Photo © Karen Thiessen, 2014

Listening for the Bell Bird/Watching for the Brown Snake is a classic Dorothy Caldwell textile with its black and white wax and silkscreen resist, appliqué, and sensitive stitching.

Dorothy Caldwell Listening for the Bell Bird/Watching for the Brown Snake detail, 2011;
Photo © Karen Thiessen, 2014

The stitching in this textile is fine.

Dorothy Caldwell Listening for the Bell Bird/Watching for the Brown Snake detail, 2011;
Photo © Karen Thiessen, 2014

Dorothy's use of various black-and-white patterns reminds me of Japanese Boro.

Dorothy Caldwell Listening for the Bell Bird/Watching for the Brown Snake detail, 2011;
Photo © Karen Thiessen, 2014

From a distance, most of the textiles in this exhibition appear to be quilts, but they are not. 

Dorothy Caldwell Listening for the Bell Bird/Watching for the Brown Snake, 2011; wax & silkscreen resist on cotton with stitching and appliqué; mounted on industrial felt. Estimated size: 36" square (no size listed). 

All photos were taken with permission from Dorothy Caldwell and the fine staff of the Art Gallery of Peterborough.