Home Sweet Home is our ode to all the unnamed, invisible women who help us create our homes - mothers, grandmothers, aunts and daughters who honor carry on tradition through everyday labor practices and handiwork. One of our mothers crocheted the namesake piece, Home Sweet Home, which led us to consider the material evidence of our mothers’ work and love. Our textile collections of ancestral treasures are displayed in a setting in which they were not intended to be used. Their shadow play and delicate, rhythmic beauty are worthy of contemplation.
In May of 2013, we created The Mothering Tree in Downtown San Rafael to honor our maternal ancestors. We invited passersby to write or draw on a tag that was added to the tree. The thousands of multicolored “leaves” were created in the 10 days around Mother’s Day have now taken a new form. We invite you sit in the hut and revisit what home means to you. Have a seat, relax, read a question aloud and record a thread from your conversation on the adjacent wall.
We are grateful to Art Works Downtown for the unexpected opportunity to use this space – this show was created in five days and is a labor of love.
The show runs from Jan 10th - Feb 11th. Opening is Friday, January 10th from 5-8pm. Hope to see you there!
In May of 2013, we created The Mothering Tree in Downtown San Rafael to honor our maternal ancestors. We invited passersby to write or draw on a tag that was added to the tree. The thousands of multicolored “leaves” were created in the 10 days around Mother’s Day have now taken a new form. We invite you sit in the hut and revisit what home means to you. Have a seat, relax, read a question aloud and record a thread from your conversation on the adjacent wall.
We are grateful to Art Works Downtown for the unexpected opportunity to use this space – this show was created in five days and is a labor of love.
The show runs from Jan 10th - Feb 11th. Opening is Friday, January 10th from 5-8pm. Hope to see you there!
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