stitched memorial

A.B.L.

Derwent Gifts

Sanctuary

My Dad

Goodbye

I made this series of five while taking the Art Quilt 101 class

with Jane Davila and Elin Waterston at

The Country Quilter. It was 2003.

When the Art Quilt Workbook was a humble bunch of pages

collected in a loose leaf notebook.

I had never worked in a series before.

I had recently lost my Dad to Alzheimer's

 and was still processing my grief.

I decided to do the series in his memory. 

(August 8, 1929-February 19, 2003)

Thank you for helping me see the sacred in 

the color of dappled leaves, the texture of moss,

 birdsong, the slant of light at the end of the day.

I miss walking with you in the church in the woods most of all.

Still missing you, Dad...