Patchwork Portraits

by Liz Kolansky

These whimsical portraits are the familiar charicatures of ourselves. We are the Imposter, the Jester, the Feminine, the Complicit, the Victim, the Lover. We are the range of emotions captured in a face.

Handsewn and embroidered patchwork from fabric scraps, felt hats and roving employs traditional tools and techniques. The quality of workmanship once a measure of a woman’s worth is mindfully engaged in the execution of these pieces

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