This detail is my photo of the St. Boniface Cathedral in Winnipeg. The beautiful late 19th century stone cathedral burned while being re-roofed in the late 1960s; the ruin has been lovingly cleaned and maintained while a new, very modern and inspiring church has been built behind it. The stone facade is a favorite place for bridal photos.
Here's a detail from my latest wall hanging, "Faded Sanctuaries." Check out the full view in the New Work gallery. The piece features phototransfers of ruined churches and cemetery monuments appliqued onto antique textiles from my grandmother, Rosebud Segelbaum Shapiro. The placemats and damask napkins (some handwoven, some embroidered with initials) were dyed with natural materials at the Sam Houston Folk Festival. Dyed crocheted doilies replace the rose windows in the church ruins, and appliqued bright flowers and grasses bring contrast and growth to the scenes. Hand and machine quilting and hand embroidery evoke the traditional materials and their makers.
This detail is my photo of the St. Boniface Cathedral in Winnipeg. The beautiful late 19th century stone cathedral burned while being re-roofed in the late 1960s; the ruin has been lovingly cleaned and maintained while a new, very modern and inspiring church has been built behind it. The stone facade is a favorite place for bridal photos.
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AuthorBobbe Shapiro Nolan, Fiber Artist in Eagle Lake, TX. Trying to learn to call the sewing room my studio, and myself an artist. I retired after 15 years in hospice nursing--so now I have the time!. Archives
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