These hand-stitched fabric pieces incorporate old photos, found text and objects to tell imagined stories.
“Parts of Self” – size 14″x10.5″ – fabric collage
This piece represents the parts of ourselves that we lose over time, from the simple (a lost glove) to the profound (people and places we love, the things we can no longer do). Antique photos have been printed to fabric. Ready to hang. Available at Fogue Gallery
“Blue” – 7.5″x7.5″
This abstract collage with dozens of tiny hand stitches calls to mind the side of an old building wonderfully weathered with age. The painted signage has chipped beyond recognition, but fragments remain, reminding us that the story of that place is still contained in its bones. Hand-stitching on artist-dyed fabrics. Available at Fogue Gallery.
“Eddie – Forever in My Heart” – 5.5″x 7″
Photos of loved ones have always been carried close to hand so they remain close at heart, especially those who went off to war. This is Eddie as a baby and in his uniform at 19, home on leave. What was his story? Did he return home safely to live a full life? And what of the one who kept his photo close? Were they reunited with Eddie? The story is yours to imagine. SOLD
“Find a Penny” — 8.75″x8.25″
This hand-stitched collage is an ode to the penny (no longer in production) and to the wisdom of thrift. Materials used: vintage linen toweling as found; vintage coin purse with “lucky penny” inside, a second penny attached, vintage fabrics rust stained and dyed, backed by wool blanket fabric.
“Mother Says” This piece calls to mind the mother-daughter relationship and the words of advice our mothers tell us that their mothers told them, repeated generation after generation. These words are often worn close to our hearts like a slip, remembered forever or tried to forget. Vintage dyed fabrics, vintage child’s slip, vintage photos, hand stitched. SOLD
“Ironed Sheets Today … Glad It’s Done” – size 5.5″x9.1″
This piece was inspired by a line in my Grandma’s journal, which became the title of this piece. Her generation and those before did in fact iron their sheets, which is hard to imagine today. The vintage iron rest that became the base for this piece had been in my stash of found objects for many years before being called upon to hold this hand-stitched fabric story, and when I found this vintage photo of a woman ironing, the piece fully came to life. SOLD
Art by Tricia 