Carolina Artworks by Kim Keelor

(SOLD) As a traditional indigo dye bath heats, as demonstrated at Middleton Place several times a year, it is a deep, dark color. When the wool is removed from the dye bath and begins to cool, it progresses through a series of rich hues, from very dark blue, to a greenish turquoise, to the final color which is the lighter, denim blue. Kim Keelor created “Indigo Cooling, Middleton Place” after observing a fellow artisan exhibiting that process. It underpins an abstract design of a live oak tree over a full moon. The moon in the artwork was created with wool from Middleton Place’s sheep using mankind’s oldest textile making process called wet felting. Keelor incorporated indigo dyed basket reeds into the piece, in honor of the Lowcountry’s celebrated Gullah basket makers. Carolina Artworks.