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Prayers At The Wailing Wall
Fabric Art
Statement:
On a recent trip to Israel, I spent time at the Women’s
Section of the Wailing Wall in Jerusalem. This has been a
place of pilgrimage for centuries, and many people leave
written prayer notes tucked into cracks between stones. I
witnessed women of various nationalities and languages praying
at this location; prayers were silent, verbal, or physical
with hands placed against the wall. It was a privilege and
honor to share a time of prayer with women in this holy place;
I imagined prayers being offered for families, health, safety,
and peace. I was reminded of how our prayers unite us
wherever and whoever we are.
Bio:
Working with fabric and fibers in an artistic way allows me to
express some of my deepest beliefs: the grace of our Creator
God, the beauty of the created world, and the sacred and
common elements we each face in daily life. All my designs
are original: landscapes based on real or imagined places and
abstract compositions driven by color and movement. I rarely
begin with a fixed idea in mind; instead, I work intuitively
and play until the fabric tells me what it wants to be. I
also enjoy making clergy stoles and processional banners. In
2011 and 2013, my work was chosen to be in a national level
show of art quilts known as Sacred Threads, held in alternate
years in the Washington DC area. My works are in private and
liturgical collections and I show my work at juried art shows. |
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