Stitched Deaths: Space Shuttle Challenger

(d. Jan. 28, 1986)

Francis R. Scobee
Michael J. Smith
Ronald McNair
Ellison Onizuka
Judith Resnick
Greg Jarvis
Christa McAuliffe

Placed in a bush at the Ladd Observatory, Providence, RI

Stitched Deaths: R. Budd Dwyer

(d. Jan. 22, 1987)

Placed in the the studio at RI PBS.
Quote is from the prepared text that Dwyer did not read at his final press conference.

Stitched Dolls: Sarno Family

Over the holidays I was commissioned to make a series of stitched dolls for Robert and his family.
They are a labor of love and I wanted to share some images:

Stitched Deaths: Elizabeth Short

(d. Jan. 15, 1947)

Elizabeth Short was known as "The Black Dahlia."
The following quote is taken from the film, The Blue Dahlia:

Short was last seen at the Biltmore Hotel in Los Angeles, CA.
This pillow was placed at the Biltmore Hotel in Providence, RI earlier this evening.

Stitched Deaths: Faraday/Jensen

(d. Dec. 20, 1968)

Placed in the snack counter at Deerfield Park, Smithfield RI.

The two high school students were on their first date when they were shot to death on a dirt turnaround outside Vallejo, CA, Lake Herman Rd.

The quote is from a note inscribed by Jensen on the back of a wallet-sized school portrait.

Things My 3 Year Old Says: Cameo Pins

These pins were made as a multi-step process:
1. Continuously compile phrases from my daughter
2. Stitch texts on 8.5 x 11 sheet of crinoline
3. Scan, shrink, and raster with a laser cutter
4. Cut cherry wood frames and felt backings
5. Glue the layers together
6. Pin and card

Finished Cameo Pin Size: 2.25" x 1.75"

You can find them for purchase at Craftland on Westminster St. in Providence.

 

Of course, this one is the favorite.

Many thanks to Sparrow for her wisdom in saying things...
and much credit to Jess for her laser cutter, technical skill, and urge to make things.

Stitched Deaths: Darby Crash

(d. Dec. 7, 1980)

Placed in Spike's Hot Dogs, Cranston, RI

Quote is Crash's suicide note.

Stitched Deaths: Natalie Wood

(d. Nov. 29, 1981)

Placed on a sculpture of a mother dancing on waves with her children
Narragansett Beach, Narragansett, RI

Quote by Natalie Wood, herself.