This piece is based on a line in Toni Morrison’s Song of Solomon. I have handstitched a “grawlix* patch” that reads $#!+ which can be stitched over the swear word in the quotation, if necessary.
* A grawlix is a series of typographical symbols for swear words. The grawlix was invented by Mort Walker, creator of the Beetle Bailey comic strip. They’re also called obsenicons, profanitype, warns and nettles.
- Materials: Vintage doilies, donuts, sequins and linens. Digitally printed text.
- Techniques: Handstitched collage of vintage doilies, donuts and other linens with vintage sequin and bead embellishment. Handstitched text with additional digitally printed text.
- Dimensions: 17-1/4″ w x 21″ h x 1/2″ d
- Exhibitions:
2025 – “Birds of a Fiber 2025”, Pacific Northwest Quilt and Fiber Art Museum, La conner, Wa
