Art
Food Needed for Life
- Item Number
- 30
- Estimated Value
- 300 USD
- Sold
- 155 USD to gm1b90a93
- Number of Bids
- 12 - Bid History
Item Description
Embroidered cotton, applique, hand quilting
26" Wide x 27" High
Quilter | Barbara Eisenstein
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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 Barbara Eisenstein in Maryland. Barbara contributed to an earlier advocacy quilt from Mali for The Advocacy Project and was pleased to get re-acquainted with the Malian artists through Sister Artists. She hopes she can contribute to their healing: “You can do as much with images as words.”
Barbara viewed Sister Artists as an opportunity to make a strong statement—in this case about food in Africa. Over four million Malians are under-nourished and
Barbara’s quilt displays a range of basic fruits. They are not specific to Mali but
convey the message that fruit is a universal source of nutrition. Barbara also added palm trees to her block and used hand quilting to give a feel of land being cultivated.
She used light colors to avoid overpowering the original design: “I wanted to make sure the Malian block stood out.”
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:
Barbara Eisenstein
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