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Karen Bruinsma. Goodmorning to you all. I want to say that i am very greatfull for all your comments from yesterday! The story of today is my journey to Guizhou, southwest China, to the minority people Miao and Dong mostly. I travelled trough the mountains to villages where this people live in their own culture. I was welcomed, i met beautiful and strong and hardworking woman’s . We talked , each in our own language , about textiles. I was invited for tea, ricewine and food. I will always remember this and wanted to make a tribute to this woman. In every piece I tryed to work with something I brougt home. #artisttakingoverfan #felt #embroidery #stitching #fiberart #textileart #silk #guizhouchina

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My theme in 2019 was “dementia”. My mother died of it in the end of 2018. During the first periode of her illness , money was a big issue…, so I made a big fat wallet to put all the issues in! When she forgot more and did not recognize me as her daughter, I made the “circels of forgotten memories”, there are pictures in it from her family as a child. The pictures are embroidered in organza and they can switch, because one day she remembers and the other day not at all. The holes symbolize the forgotten memories. When she died a felted a blanket for her to comfort her, and afterwards I took her drawings, reorganized them and embroidered them on the blanket, that was heeling! Sinds then I also felt “ little souls “ to comfort people who are sad or stressfull. They are soft and move easily in your hands to give your hands something to do. #artisttakingoverfan #felt #wool #silk #embroidery #stiching #textiles #textileartist #embroideryart

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