Old Man's, Dying Craft. Image 1.

This is first of four image.

Lovers Knot/Rope Mats
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An Old Man's, Dying Craft represents a craft called "Sail-making". My father is a sail- maker. Over the years his creativity and work has inspired me as an artist . At the age of 12 is when he first sailed on a ship and started learning the craft, as a sail-maker. Sails were made by hand and knots were an enjoyment and a much needed tool required when working on a ship.


Now at the age of 72 his passion for ropes has only grown and developed into an art form, the passion that inspires him now inspires me to think out side of the square.


Now my children and there children are enjoying the once called craft or trade as we call it today as another media for art.


I have placed the rope object into foliage, each image of the rope work is slowly being consume by the foliage, the rope work represent the old man's craft and the foliage consuming the rope work represents the trade being for gotten, therefore slowly dying.