 April 2009 | Kitchen utensils provide an intriguing insight into local cuisines. In Singapore, I loved the large wire mesh colanders used for draining noodles and the flat spoon for scooping out tofu. I wanted to create a series of work using local kitchen utensils. April 2009 pieces reflect that - an ink drawing of the mesh colander and a bamboo pick wrapped up in soft green wool. I remember being keen to create a body of work that connected me specifically to Singapore. I unraveled the green wool from the bamboo pick and stitched it onto tracing paper. The shape reminded me of a boundary, of inside and outside. In order to accept differences of any kind, one has to be flexible about their boundary. I hope mine will always be flexible like the shape drawn by the green wool. |  'Boundary', wool, cotton, tracing paper, 19 December 2013 |