Fiber Art
Throughout time people have journeyed, sometimes by choice looking for a more sustainable life, sometimes forced by powers outside of their control. The reality of forced journeys has been prevalent over recent years – Syria, Ukraine, Gaza, our southern borders – as only a few examples.
37″h X 32½”w Silk – hand dyed, printed and stitched. During the era of slavery, the Underground Railroad was a network of routes, places, and people that helped enslaved people in the American South gain their freedom by escaping bondage. Owners of slaves, especially after federal law passed Fugitive Slave Laws in 1793 and 1850, […]
34″h X 24″w Hemp and paper – hand dyed, painted, printed, appliquéd, and stitched. 1830 – The Indian Removal Act was signed into law by President Andrew Jackson, authorizing the president to grant unsettled lands west of the Mississippi in exchange for Indian lands within existing state borders. Between then and 1850, The Trail of […]
12”h X 24”w Paper – hand printed, appliquéd, stitched and collaged. At the age of 17, my grandmother, Honora McGovern, left her home in County Cavan Ireland to come to the United States as a “domestic”, subsequently saving enough money to bring her four younger siblings “across”. This piece includes copies of a mailing from […]
19½”h X 17″w Textile – hand dyed, appliquéd, printed and stitched. The ultimate goal of all journeys – forced or otherwise – is beautifully defined by poet Wendell Berry: Be At Home “And the world cannot be discovered by a journey of miles, no matter how long, but only by a spiritual journey, a journey […]
