Art
Preparing a Meal
- Item Number
- 12
- Estimated Value
- 300 USD
- Sold
- 300 USD to lw882e7c3
- Number of Bids
- 1 - Bid History
Item Description
Embroidered cotton, raw edge appliqué, machine quilting
25" Wide x 44 High
Quilter | Suzanne Munroe
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This block was embroidered by a survivor of gender-based violence in the African Country of Mali. It describes life in her village before she was attacked and expelled during conflict.
The block was made into a quilt in 2019 by Suzanne Munroe in Rhode Island. Suzanne used raw edge appliqué to make the two large trees and took the design from her block. She was conscious throughout of the artists in Mali: “I can’t help but think of the women who fled from the conflict in northern Mali, survivors of gender-based violence (GBV) in Mali, and have used their blocks to remember the life they left behind.”
Suzanne was particularly drawn to the hut in her block: "I decided to mimic the strength of the hand-made walls to emphasize the strength of these women and what they have endured.” Huts also made Suzanne think of a community. She was inspired by one article (“Wisdom from an African Hut”) which described how families would gather in a hut, sit, eat and tell stories, “excluding no one.”
All proceeds from this auction will be invested in a quilting project for GBV survivors in Mali. To donate visit our home page - www.advocacynet.org.
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