Art
In the Field
- Item Number
- 5
- Estimated Value
- 300 USD
- Sold
- 100 USD to sg2b8acd7
- Number of Bids
- 1 - Bid History
Item Description
African fabric, hand appliqué, embroidered cotton, machine quilting
35" Wide x 27" High
Quilter | Sue Willows-Raznikov
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This block was embroidered by a survivor of gender-based violence (GBV) in the African Country of Mali. It describes life in her village before she was attacked and expelled during conflict.
The block was made into a quilt in 2019 by Sue Willow Raznikov in California. Sue brought her background as an educator, seamstress, and friend of Africa to her quilt. Her grandmother came from Russia and Poland where there was a strong tradition of mending blankets and old quilts. Sue made her first quilt in her 20s, when she made a living as a seamstress and remembers making men’s shirts with ruffled sleeves during the “hippie days.”
When making her Sister Artists quilt, Sue thought of her Malian sister going off to the fields to work with other family members. In enhancing her block, she added African plants and two small shirts. Finding the right fabric is the “fun part” and she drew heavily on batik fabric picked up in Ghana and Kenya. Some of Sue’s fabric carries an insect design, which reminded her of cicadas in the evening. The leaf pattern brought back memories of the morning wind. The two little shirts are from African wax batiks.
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 Willows-Raznikov
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