Minutes Connie Lynn HiggsPerth, ON Size 39" x 21" Medium Handwoven, Ikat Dyed, Linen and Wool, Framed “Minutes” is a handwoven piece inspired by the technique of automatic drawing. Using paper and ink, a timer was set and, after two minutes, the mark-making that resulted became the inspiration for the dyed warp threads of the woven cloth. Textural details were added intuitively and in response to the translated marks on the loom. Each unplanned detail further explores the randomness of my initial mark-making and the continued abstraction of my thoughts. It is the act of weaving that allows my work to be an evolving construction, capable of sharing my narrative as a single visual experience. Minutes Connie Lynn HiggsPerth, ON About the artist About the artist Connie Lynn HiggsPerth, ON Connie Lynn Higgs is an emerging artist and graduate of The Nova Scotia College of Art and Design, where she completed a Bachelor of Fine Arts majoring in textiles (2015). Her work is non-representational and utilizes the act of weaving as a conceptual framework for exploring theories of the self and the sharing of meaning through art interpretation. Ms. Higgs was a finalist for the Halifax based Starfish Student Art Awards and a provincial finalist for the national BMO 1st Art! competition. She resides in Perth, Ontario, where she has established a home studio. Photo of artist by Eliot Wright Follow on social