Family Portrait
2019
Found fabrics, used clothes, bedsheets, machine quilting, hand quilting, raw edge appliquè, turned edge appliquè and embroidery.
79 x 72 inches
Family Portrait, detail
Family Portrait, detail
Family Portrait, detail
Missing My Son
2019
Found fabrics, used clothes, machine quilting, hand quilting, turned edge appliquè and embroidery.
42 x 60 inches
Missing My Son, detail

Statement

These works from The Precious Years embody a family portrait of the years preceding the defining moment when our son becomes aware of his religion and his race. They celebrate his freedom, his innocence, the care we provide him with, and the beautiful mundanity in the days we have together before his inevitable awakening.