A Needle in a Haystack by Jackie Partridge
wall piece: 4.5'x 4 floor piece 3.3'x 3', found fabric, sewing, 2015-2016
Braided strips of found fabric create an abstracted hay bale referencing the traditional rag rug. The two hay bales are attached together with a long braid like umbilical cord connecting generations. This textile artwork was created by Jackie Partridge in 2015-2016 while I was completing my MFA at Concordia University.
This artwork is inspired by my family heritage of farming and my matriarchal line. Both of my grandparents were farmers and my mom’s parents owned a family century owned farm.
Growing up, I had 8 grandmothers including great-grandmothers and great-great grandmothers. My matriarchal line was very skilled in sewing, embroidery, knitting and crochet which really inspired me to pursue textile art and study it during my MFA.
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