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Week 17, Day 114 of BBB: Aprons as Art 7

Comments by the fabricators of the HANDMADE APRONs:

The sacred artifactMy apron allowed me to use a saved, maybe even sacred artifact from my children’s’ history. It is a superman cape from some favorite worn-out pajamas. It seemed a very suitable symbol for Caroline.
PerseveranceI had such difficulties with my cross stitch letter that I almost gave up but I’m glad I didn’t.

Related website: http://www.livingmuseum.org.au/chisholms homes/community/letteredaprons.html

Week 17, Day 112 of BBB: Aprons as Art 6

Comments by the fabricator of a HANDMADE APRON:

EducatedThe plaid letter I used I cut from the very first school dress I made for my daughters – worn by all four and now outgrown. Caroline also saw to the education of girls in her time. The glossy blue background is cut from the most expensive material I ever bought but had never successfully made anything from until now.

Related website: http://www.livingmuseum.org.au/chisholms homes/community/letteredaprons.html

Week 16, Day 107 of BBB: Quilts: Sewing Shreds of Life Together

Today Tom watched the movie How to Make an American Quilt. I remember seeing this movie as a younger wife and mother in 1995…very much about how culture and belief is passed along through the making of artifaction (my word for the traditionally based fabrication of dance/music/artifacts within any culture). I was jarred by the lost dreams, infidelity, unfairness of life for these women and sided easily with, Winona Ryder’s character, the heroine who would follow her heart and mind – despite cost.

The one I was yet to know…
The one I was yet to know…

That was before a very difficult pregnancy, almost loosing the baby and myself in the process. Then, I had still more great loss to experience while following my heart…

A poem from the movie is

“Young lovers seek perfection.
Old lovers learn the art of sewing shreds together
and of seeing beauty in a multiplicity of patches.”

I am now at the later stage.

Related website: the movie http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0113347/

Week 16, Day 105 of BBB.: Aprons as Art 5

Comments by the fabricators of the HANDMADE APRONS:

AmericaI picked red, white and blue. Perhaps it is because I lived in America for a time.

The Humble Home LifeI thought I would show the only four remaining artifacts from Caroline’s humble home life but I settled for just one. It is her marble bust from the pope.

The "real" Carolyn Chisholm artifactThe real Carolyn Chisholm artifact located somewhere in Sydney.

Related website: http://www.livingmuseum.org.au/chisholms homes/community/letteredaprons.html

Week 15, Day 100 of BBB: Aprons as Art 4

Comments by the fabricator of a HANDMADE APRON:

Authenticity
I enjoy authentic craft so completed my apron using a Victorian crazy-quilt technique. Notice the spider and web, a required motif in this type of quilting. I worked the apron while visiting my father in Intensive Care. My letter was picked for my baby granddaughter. I included words that exist within our somewhat fragile life together.

Related website: http://www.livingmuseum.org.au/chisholms homes/community/letteredaprons.html

Week 15, Day 098 of BBB: Aprons as Art 3

Comments by the fabricators of the HANDMADE APRONS:

geeseThe vibrant magenta ribbon once wrapped a present from a distant friend. Long ago our children were in Playgroup together.

 

PlaygroupMy mother raised geese. She knew them each by name. Touching the sensual downy grey trim so like the curved neck of a gander drew me back to a time that is part of my history and lost homeland. Caroline must have had many such remembrances too.

 

Related website: http://www.livingmuseum.org.au/chisholms homes/community/letteredaprons.html

Week 14, Day 093 of BBB: Aprons as Art 2

Comments by the fabricators of the HANDMADE APRONS:

Feminist?
I used the colours of the feminist movement – green, blue and white.

 

ProvidenceCaroline Chisholm always spoke of ‘Providence’ present in her life and in the situations she faced. Likewise, it was her Christian beliefs that led her to ‘provide’ homes for many.

 

Related website: http://www.livingmuseum.org.au/chisholms%20homes/community/letteredaprons.html

Week 14, Day 091 of BBB: Aprons as Art 1

Comments by the fabricators on the HANDMADE APRONS:

After much thought, I designed and embroidered this letter using Brazilian embroidery. I enjoyed it so much that I offered to do more letters.
After much thought, I designed and embroidered this letter using Brazilian embroidery. I enjoyed it so much that I offered to do more letters.

 

I was a little shy about showing Flossie my letter until it was finished as I hadn’t followed the rules
I was a little shy about showing Flossie my letter until it was finished as I hadn’t followed the rules

 

Related website: http://www.livingmuseum.org.au/chisholms%20homes/community/letteredaprons.html

Week 13, Day 086 of BBB: A mother and an Artist

Comment on chat about being the mother of six young children…

8:31 PM I think I looked tired most often but I was so busy that I did not know it. Though my life has never revolved singularly around ‘my children’ and inside I was always ‘the practicing artist’, I was content with the art that happened during that time as I never wanted to give up anything concerning you all. I tried to squeeze the art outcomes around time with you – not because I had to, but I needed to be with you perhaps even more than you needed to be with me. I didn’t know that I was learning essential things that were to become my art now. These things I learned make my art valuable and worthwhile…and good.  I must never feel a failure…I have all of you…even if I am never a well-known artist…xx
8:32 PM goodnight 🙂

8:35 PM Matthias: just because you’re not well known doesn’t stop you from being important.
8:36 PM and we are thankful for your effort in our lives.

My family before the big move out
My family before the big move out

Week 13, Day 084 of BBB: Visitors are best!

So, the exhibition is finished at Maryborough. It is all packed up and ready to be picked by Tom and I. We will first pack the van and drop that load off at Wangaratta. Then we will pick up the work from Maryborough and drop that off at Wangaratta on the way back from Melbourne.

Kathy and Tim Peitsch will be with us. They are the first of the extended PEITSCH family to be visiting in over 18 years! Quite wonderful that they choose to claim us and really like Australia too. Feels very good to play such an important role in our mutual lives. Hope we don’t have to wait another 18 years…

Like my sisters who visit…this is family at its best!

Many hours on the balcony in perfect weather
Many hours on the balcony in perfect weather

Week 12, Day 079 of BBB: Hindsight

Chat online

8:26 PM me: thanks for the chat….xxxooo
8:28 PM Matthias: love you.
8:30 PM me: love you too. oh, i meant to tell you…looking at old photos and artifacts from Lobethal about you young boys was very sobbering (yes sobbering) for me. Looking from this distance, I realized how full my life once was and how much energy I put into you all. I found you all so interesting and important and very, very cute – even when you were naughty. I hope I remembered to be happy too.

Week 12, Day 076 of BBB: Being a Regional Gallery…

Hello Flossie

Thank you for sending through the great newspaper article, which I read with interest.

Well, it’s nearly time for the exhibition to close in Maryborough – my, my how time does fly!!  I will get a chance to thank you in person, but I would also like to say thankyou, so very much, for allowing us to exhibit your work.  The exhibition has provided us with some interesting comments; the majority being very positive.  I’m sorry no-one really embraced the idea of the blog; it doesn’t surprise me.

I wish you every success with the tour and with your art in general.  It was a pleasure working with you, and meeting you and your wonderful family.

With best wishes,

Kay

My organizing of the next leg of BBB
My organizing of the next leg of BBB