The Blue Bird of Happiness Takes a Holiday

Techniques and Materials: Pieced, quilted and embroidered hand-dyed cotton, vintage crochet and lace fragments, leather, hand stitching.

The bird image was a gift from my good friend Kate who once used similar textile fragments in her fabulous bags. The vintage crochet fragment came from my mother's stash of doilies which her ancestors created. I got so invested in the hand stitching that I spent nearly 30 hours just stitching! The hand-dyed cotton in was created by a master dyer who frequently taught the craft. After her passing, the remainder of her fabric stash went to a friend whom I met at our local art center when we were both dropping off work for a new show. She explained that she admired my work and that she had some hand-dyed fabric that needed a new home. I remain grateful for her trust and generosity, as well as the encouragement it represents, and will be incorporating this beautiful fabric into my work for years to come.

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