Art
Home, Work, Nature
- Item Number
- 29
- Estimated Value
- 300 USD
- Sold
- 115 USD to gm1b90a93
- Number of Bids
- 3 - Bid History
Item Description
Embroidered cotton, African fabric, machine quilting
13" Wide x 12" High
Quilter | Sue Bates
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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 turned into a quilt by Sue Bates in Rhode Island. Sue felt a strong connection with her Malian sister while working on her square. She knew that the woman has been uprooted from home and suffered violence, and this influenced her design: “I tried to imagine how she would like to be—serene, at home, surrounded by nature and taking care of her family.”
In making the border for her quilt, Sue used green fabric brought from Ghana by her nephew, who is in the Peace Corps. She cut her Malian square back to reduce the white space and used free motion quilting for the backing.
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:
Sue Bates
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