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	Category: Mixed Media P.O. Box 973 Jackson, Georgia 30233 Phone: (770) 775-3019 Email Kathrine Allen-Coleman Visit Website Booth: 524
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This series of work has come from a lifetime of influences. My maternal Grandmother, who was a pattern designer, taught me how to embroider when I was a child. Pillowcases were adorned with running stitches, satin stitches, and cross stitches. This was all done under the auspices of building a “hope chest.” Somewhat like a dowry, it was a collection of household things I would need when I married. Meanwhile, my paternal Grandmother, (who taught me the “lazy daisy stitch” by the way,) was one of my family’s storytellers. I remember looking through her closet full of clothes she didn’t wear anymore and hearing about what event she wore what dress to. She just had to catch a glimpse of a hem and she would reminisce about what event she wore it to, and who was there. The power of a piece of clothing to bring back such a flood of memories brings me to where I am. As I find myself more and more facinated with the nicknames of childhood, this series is evolving. I am incorporating more and more 'woman's work' into each piece, and am enjoying the stories they have to tell.

The MAIN ST. Fort Worth Arts Festival showcases a juried art fair, savory food, live concerts, performance artists and street performers!

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April 8-11, 2010