Red Hot

wool fleece, repurposed blanket; wet felted, needle felted, 22x21 inches

Red Hot explores the colour red and its tertiary red-orange and depicts heat emanating from the sun. A myriad of meanings are attached to red world wide, both positive and negative. Red is a colour that balances on the edge of a knife's edge, implying warmth and healing as well as sin, guilt and danger. In Red Hot the use of soft wool tempers red's aggression, but the viewer's reaction is unpredictable and personal.