Art
Under the Tree
- Item Number
- 16
- Estimated Value
- 300 USD
- Sold
- 300 USD to lw882e7c3
- Number of Bids
- 2 - Bid History
Item Description
Embroidered cotton, rust dyed silk, machine quilting
22" Wide x 16" High
Quilter | Nancy Hershberger
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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 Hancy Hershberger in Pennsylvania. Nancy came to quilting in 2007 after suffering a family loss. She attended a class, bought a sewing machine and found it a lot of fun – as well as therapeutic. She was drawn to Sister Artists by the issue. She has never visited Africa but felt an empathy with her sister artist from Mali: “Despite being a victim of gender-based violence, she chose to depict everyday life and her home. It moved me to tears. I am humbled by her strength.”
Nancy decided to re-arrange elements of her Malian block to create a more coherent design. For fabric, Nancy used an old silk wedding gown which she cut up into strips. She then wrapped the silk around rusted machinery on the family farm in Pennsylvania, and left it in the rain for several days. The rust-dyed material provided the perfect color and mood for her quilt and seemed appropriate to the way the Malian women had been treated. Nancy then attached the pieces to the material using fusible glue and quilted the three layers together by machine.
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.
Donated By:
Nancy Hershberger
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