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'Dust Sucker'; bead embellished vacuum attachment;4 x 4 x 4 inches; $525 Artist Statement Through making art, I find a voice that is not available to me otherwise. I could not find the words, or the courage in words alone, to present the concepts and emotions I am able to convey through visual statements. By using a wide vocabulary of embroidery stitches, I am able to create mixed-media fiber art steeped with women's work associations. This medium enables me to explore and comment on history, as well as to digest contemporary experiences and express personal emotion.
(left) 'Machine Stitched'; hand embroidered and appliquéd on cloth, fabric paint, found object;18 1/2 x 14 3/4 x 2 1/2 inches; $665 Beecher Sister quote; 'The sewing-machine, hailed as a blessing, has proven a curse to the poor; for it takes away profits from needlewomen, while employers testify that women who use this machine for steady work, in two years or less become hopelessly diseased and can rear no children.' 1869, Catherine E. Beecher
(above) 'Grieving' (Today I Buried My Sister); double-sided; found wood frame, eyelet panels, embroidery on vintage tea towel with found cross and lace; 12 1/2 x 12 x 14 inches; NFS
(above) 'It Started Out a Friendship Quilt'; hand pieced & quilted with embroidered country outlines and names 'Iraq, North Korea, Cuba, Afghanistan, USA, Maine) with embroidery 'Remember Me' and found objects in center frame; 20 1/2 x 17 1/2 x 2 1/2 inches; $895
(above) 'Lost Industry'; surface embroidery on lugana fabric, found button & shoe hook, vintage shoe stretchers; 11 1/2 x 13 1/2 x 1 1/2 inches; $895
(above) 'Word Bird'; surface embroidery on fabric, beads and metal found objects; 10 3/8 x 9 1/8 x 2 1/2 inches; $445
(above) 'Do You Know My Name: The Story of a Mill Worker' (side a); embroidery on linen, found objects; 9 x 23 1/2 x 3 1/2 inches; $895
(above) 'Do You Know My Name: The Story of a Mill Worker' (side b); embroidery on linen, found objects; 9 x 23 1/2 x 3 1/2 inches; $895
(above) 'Your Loss'; embroidery on linen, found objects; 11 1/2 x 15 3/8 x 3 3/4 inches; $695
(above) 'Over the Sofa' (antimacassar set) ; filet crochet; center panel 38 x 32 inches; arm pieces 6 x 16 inches; $895
(above) 'Mend, Tend & Iron' (side a); surface embroidery on cotton, fabric dye, found object; 7 x 4 1/2 x 2; $685
(above) 'Mend, Tend & Iron' (side b); surface embroidery on cotton, fabric dye, found object; 7 x 4 1/2 x 2; $685
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