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"Lady Corona Comforts the Children," Jo-Ann Morgan, Surfside Beach, SC, stitched cotton fabric, 55x45", NFS , Art Quilt, QU-50
Original design and quilted by the artist.
Artist Statement:
“Lady Corona Comforts the Children” is part of a series I developed during the pandemic featuring a figure called "Lady Corona,” a comforting figure not unlike a deity or favorite doll. She is flanked by 19 flowers (symbolic of COVID-19), wears gloves, a face mask, and a small crown. Because the quilting medium is familiar and traditional, it allows me to make strong, even provocative, statements related to social justice reform in an approachable way. “Lady Corona Comforts the Children” places this comforting figure at the southern border during the infamous “kids in cages” practices of the Trump administration.
"Lady Corona Comforts the Children," Jo-Ann Morgan, Surfside Beach, SC, stitched cotton fabric, 55x45", NFS , Art Quilt, QU-50
Original design and quilted by the artist.
Artist Statement:
“Lady Corona Comforts the Children” is part of a series I developed during the pandemic featuring a figure called "Lady Corona,” a comforting figure not unlike a deity or favorite doll. She is flanked by 19 flowers (symbolic of COVID-19), wears gloves, a face mask, and a small crown. Because the quilting medium is familiar and traditional, it allows me to make strong, even provocative, statements related to social justice reform in an approachable way. “Lady Corona Comforts the Children” places this comforting figure at the southern border during the infamous “kids in cages” practices of the Trump administration.