Threads for August 3, 2013, Sit and Stitch

Sit and Stitch is a title taken from “stitch and bitch” a title given to women who sit and bitch during quilting bees. I specifically chose the craft of embroidery because of the connection to the feminist art movement of the early 70’s and fiber art. I’m interested in what is considered art, gallery exhibits verses street art, graffiti, and yarn bombing. I’m interested in the making of an object, a craft, an item that can be made by the hand and held in the hand. The embroidery and stitching has relevance to the second wave feminist art of handwork and current third wave feminism of craftivism.

                                                                                            Terrilynn