Emancipation Thread
These prints starts as layered experiments for the quilt I wanted to make to be a part of “A Quilted Statement”, however, once made they could no longer be folded back up and put inside of a box. Emancipation Thread is a quilt of endless possibilities. The women in the prints are taken from their objectified portraits, the images of “woman” that dominate the mainstream media and embedded back into the fabric of their traditional ancestry. The women are then liberated through unconventional ways of quilting, embroidery, and collage. Free from a stereotype, from a tradition, and from the male gaze. Reclaimed in their own body, craft, voices, choices, and stories.
Full Quilt Front and Back
Front Piece Close Ups
Back Side Close Ups
Recycled Quilts, Embroidery Thread, Embroidery Cloth, Cheese Cloth, Handmade Flax Paper dyed with red wine and soy sauce. Varying dimensions about 42 by 23 inches.
Documentation of Process
https://sites.google.com/massart.edu/unlimitednarratives/sonja-j-czekalski?authuser=0