Missing Child

Missing Child 

2021

38” x 39” x 2” (framed)

Textile-based mixed media

Materials: Vintage textiles, thread, buttons, lace, metal tag

Missing Child documents feelings of loss and longing. The base of the piece, a vintage tablecloth with pre-existing white floral embellishments, was layered with a vintage baby dress, scraps of lace, old quilt pieces, thousands of stitches, vintage buttons, and a metal tag that says, “Record & Detach.”