Art
African Memories
- Item Number
- 23
- Estimated Value
- 300 USD
- Sold
- 300 USD to fo2ab35ff
- Number of Bids
- 8 - Bid History
Item Description
Embroidered cotton, hand painted fabric, machine quilting
41" Wide x 37" High
Quilter | Jackie Heupel
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The "huts" 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 turned into a quilt by Jackie Heupel in Texas. Jackie thought about her quilt for months and worked on it for about 30 hours. She put together the quilt as an homage to wildlife in Africa. She incorporated the work of her husband a professional wildlife photographer in this project.
Jackie created three new squares, each of which features a much loved African species so as to send a continent-wide message about the importance of wildlife. She also added the image of a house, copied from her Malian block, to the three new squares to provide a common theme. The three new squares were traced from photos taken by her husband and painted using soluble ink. The next stage was to make the backing from strips of fabric. The four blocks were then added and stitched. Jackie says that her quilt has taught her new skills which she will use again.
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:
Jackie Heupel
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