Sandy Snowden
FRACTURED VILLAGE
Inspiration
For a few years I have been moved by reports of Sub-Saharan Africa. Village after village, the majority of whom were Christians, have been attacked by extremists. Many homes burned...families still inside, men gathered and killed, women and girls abducted and crops burned. Those who manage to flee become separated from family, children lost in the bush, filling displacement camps...so many traumatised people herded together.
And yet, these reports are seldom on the main news, most people are unaware. No protests, so the tragedy and killing continues.
So I chose this challenge to raise awareness.
Materials and techniques
Cotton, thread, wadding, fusible web, rug thread
Raw edge reverse appliqué, raw edge appliqué, quilting, machine zigzag stitch variations, edge stitch, herringbone hand stitch, binding
Click on image to enlarge
For a few years I have been moved by reports of Sub-Saharan Africa. Village after village, the majority of whom were Christians, have been attacked by extremists. Many homes burned...families still inside, men gathered and killed, women and girls abducted and crops burned. Those who manage to flee become separated from family, children lost in the bush, filling displacement camps...so many traumatised people herded together.
And yet, these reports are seldom on the main news, most people are unaware. No protests, so the tragedy and killing continues.
So I chose this challenge to raise awareness.
Materials and techniques
Cotton, thread, wadding, fusible web, rug thread
Raw edge reverse appliqué, raw edge appliqué, quilting, machine zigzag stitch variations, edge stitch, herringbone hand stitch, binding
Click on image to enlarge