"Rising marks the completion Emily Coan's ongoing Spider Silk series with a continued narrative of the womens' quest through this perilous realm. What was golden and earthy - an experience of conscious participation with community, nature, and creation by the light of the sun will fade into night. An exploration of color, the paintings are jewel toned - phthalos, viridan, and turquoise."
"An exploration of color, the paintings are jewel toned - phthalos, viridan, and turquoise. Through these twilight scenes, the sisters move into the night adorned in the shrouds woven with love and protection during the bright sunlight. As Coan describes: "The work is over. After toiling by day to weave garments made of spider silk, the sisters wait in anticipation of their somnambulate journey.""
Rising completes Emily Coan's Spider Silk series, following the narrative of women journeying through a perilous realm. Imagery transitions from golden, earthy daylight rooted in conscious participation with community, nature, and creation to a nocturnal twilight. The paintings emphasize jewel tones such as phthalos, viridan, and turquoise to evoke evening hues. In twilight scenes the sisters move into night wearing shrouds woven during sunlit hours; those garments embody love and protection. A concluding moment frames the end of daytime labor and the sisters' somnambulate passage into night.
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