In 1985, our third child was born.
I painted my self portrait. Drawing with one hand, tenderly holding my babe with the other, at the same time.
In 2000, a university professor asked for images of mothering for her book. She used a detail of Self Portrait on the cover. Her name was Andrea O' Reilly. O'Reilly edited the journal and also contributed the essay, 'A Mom and Her Son: Thoughts on Feminist Mothering'. The full image of Self Portrait appears on page 46.
Several other pieces of mine were used to illustrate essays and articles within the book. October 1986, a paper quilt of photos and gift wrap on cotton, illustrated 'beyond the world of guilt and sorrow' by Nancy Backes.
Mothering, 1988, dyed felt, printed and painted papers with embroidery floss stitch, illustrated 'mothers, sons, and God' by Aileen M. Fitzke.
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| self portrait: back of quilt |
Self Portrait was chosen to represent my contribution to the history of the Art Quilt in the 2018 hard-covered tome edited by Sandra Sider, Art Quilts Unfolding: 50 years of innovation.
The book is organized into 10 year sections, (1970's, 1980's, 1990's, 2000's, 2010's). I am proud that it is given it's very own page (103) opposite Northern Ireland's Irene MacWilliam's 1988 Vision of the World. By the way, the cover image on Art Quilts Unfolding is Swimming, 1986, by Tim Harding.
Self Portrait was re-photographed by Nick Dubecki in 2024, and his photos are in this post.
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