Michael Crompton – My Northern Spirit
I was born, lived, played, and worked in the Northern regions, and this is my response to a special region.
The tapestry contains an amalgam of ideas, of the colours and textures, of the four elements, all to combine in an expression of the ‘Spirit of the North’.
The curving lines which are characteristic of all my work represent movement and the passing of time, the daily and seasonal cycles of life.
Recording through sketching and watercolour painting resulted in a design to be taken to the loom.