A series of works inspired by aerial views of housing estates, retail parks, flightpaths and car parks as found on the edges of towns and cities. A potentially bland subject matter is bought to life using threads based on the six colours of the Hexachrome colour scheme.
Crescent
Cross-stitch
534mm x 395mm
2019
Closes
Cross-stitch
635mm x 605mm
2019
Cul-de-sac
Cross-stitch
602mm x 642mm
2019
Gardens
Cross-stitch
522mm x 472mm
2019
The Seven Circles of Sprawl
Cross-stitch
609mm x 641mm
2019
New Builds with Parking
Cross-stitch
198mm x 206mm
2019
Hexa Bunga
Six bungalow floor plans
Gouache and pen on paper
Each 300mm x 300mm
2019
Hyper Retail 1
Cross-stitch
560mm x 526mm
2019
Hyper Retail 2
Cross-stitch
468mm x 562mm
2019
Flightpath
Cross-stitch
553mm x 558mm
2020
Sprawl Registers
Cross-stitch
716mm x 695mm
2020
Long Stay
Cross-stitch
685mm x 670mm
2020
Short Stay
Cross-stitch
485mm x 745mm
2020
Greenery
Cross-stitch
712mm x 568mm
2020
16 Garage Floor Plans
Cross-stitch
668mm x 472mm
2020
Town Planning
Back stitch on cotton
Each 200mm x 200mm
2021
Mark Scammell 