Siempre Esperanza by Jennifer Day
Siempre Esperanza
Jennifer Day
Santa Fe, New Mexico, USA
Siempre Esperanza – always hope – is the spirit behind this quilt. The woman is from Oaxaca, Mexico. Her sweet smile is all the more stirring in light of the skeleton bones behind her. With all of the strife revolving around the drug wars in Mexico, this image is especially moving. Mexican women of all ages are living through the relentless destruction of family and friends at the hands of the drug cartels. In spite of it all, the undying hope of the women rises to the surface allowing them to smile with the knowledge that they are strong and will keep their loved ones together even if only in memories.
I use my own photographs in my quilts. The woman in this quilt is covered entirely in thread. Her image is made up of over 40 different colors of thread. The background is free motion embroidery. It is my honor to have been able to create this image of a woman who knows that she is powerful and will endure.
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