Stitched Deaths: Trayvon Martin

(d. Feb. 26, 2012)

Placed in a 7-11 on Reservoir Avenue, Cranston, RI

Quote is taken from a speech given by President Barack Obama, roughly one month following the tragic events of this night, 2 years ago, in Sanford, Fla.

Things My 3 Year Old Says: Stitched

Just a sampling of Sparrow's phrases headed to Craftland this week:

Stitched Deaths: Sylvia Plath

(d. Feb. 11, 1963)

Placed in the Evelyn B. Morris Great Room in Eleanor Roosevelt Hall, University of Rhode Island, North Kingstown, RI.

Quote is from the last line of Plath's 'Love-Letter'

Stitched Deaths: Karen Carpenter

(d. Feb. 4, 1983)

Placed within a drum kit at Guitar Center in Warwick, RI
Quote is from the Carpenters song, "I Need To Be In Love"

Stitched Deaths: Heather O'Rourke

(d. Feb. 1, 1988)

Star of the Poltergeist films, O'Rourke passed away unexpectedly at age 12.
Pillow left hanging from a television set in the Best Buy on Rt.2 in Warwick, RI.
Quote is from Poltergeist II: The Other Side

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: