JODY
QUACKENBUSH
MOMENTO FOR IVY
H – 113, W – 35, D – 10
Materials: calico collar surrounding a central picture, antique gloves, lace, buttons, a chicken wish bone, my own hair, shells, feathers beads, gold tooth.
Techniques: transfer printing with eucalyptus oil, reverse appliqué, sewing, embroidery.
Photographer: Jody Quackenbush
The textile wall hanging/ sculpture is a bricolage of small objects and materials formed around a transfer printed image of my great grandmother Ivy. Ivy was a tailor and like many women of her generation was talented in many crafts.
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