Global Pandemic
Shape Shifting
17” h x 13” w
digitally printed cotton batiste, ice-dyed cotton, textile paint through Thermofax screens, hand painting, fusing
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The 2020 global pandemic triggered us into survival mode; the fissures in our interdependence were exposed. Our shape of orientation shifted. Geometric lines and shapes refer to the more reliable structures we’ve built to combat the changing DNA structures of a relentless virus. We’ve learned to be vigilant.
Mounting Curve
19” h x 25” w
silk shantung and kona cotton, hand dyeing, textile paint through Thermofax screens. Quilted by Angie Woolman
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We were in a global pandemic in 2020. The fissures in our interdependence were exposed. Previously, the term “mounting curve” was barely in our lexicon.
We watched as one nation, then another, had a ‘mounting curve’ of Covid cases and deaths. This was a terrifying time. After 2021, we strengthened our public health policy with strong leadership and informed recommendations. Efficient supply chain structures were developed. Financial support was provided for those who lost jobs. This was an opportunity to work together as fellow citizens to save support one another and our planet. How did we do?
TeaTime During COVID-19
22” h x 16” w
kona cotton, tea towel pieces embroidered by Ileana, textile paint through Thermofax screens, fusing, hand and machine stitching
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This was my first piece as we “sheltered-in-place” after March 16, 2020. It includes cut fragments of a tea towel that I cross stitched at age eight, under my grandmother’s tutelage. With the isolation of the pandemic, we began a “virtual teatime” around the glove, gathering together on safe social interactive platforms.
Disruption: In Spite of Ourselves
21” h x 21” w
Kona cotton, silk, silk vintage log cabin squares, cotton vintage squares, cording, thickened dye through Thermofax screens, fusing
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John Prine is one of many artists who died of COVID-19. I cry, smile, and sometimes laugh as I listen to the clarity of his songs. In spite of the disruption of the virus and humankind’s blunders, we must remember to attend to environmental and racial justice. Our lives depend on taking action.
