I recently completed the 12th design in my embroidery series, so I thought I would share a bit about their origin. I stumbled across antique public domain transfer patterns of Sunbonnet Sue, Days of the Week chore towels. The idea of embroidering a towel that was going to tell me which housework to do every day really got on my nerves. Add that to my anxiety about our current waterfall of civil rights atrocities and environmental crises, and I was inspired to rework the designs to reflect what many of us are thinking and feeling right now. So, the Sunbonnet Sue, Days of Rage collection was born - a juxtaposition of sweet, vintage style and my frank, righteous anger with the current dystopian state of my country. Fiber arts have long been dismissed as “women’s work” or “crafts” and are just recently claiming their rightful place among other fine art mediums. It’s important for women fiber artists to reference historical fiber art themes and styles, to highlight the fact that they have always been fine art - whether or not they were recognized as such. Art has been a form of activism for centuries, and I’m proud to be a part of that tradition. I’m sure Sunbonnet Sue never thought she’d have to think about punching Nazis again, but at least this time she’s a part of the action and not stuck doing the damn laundry. There are four Sunbonnet Sue designs in this pic. She is always wearing a dress with a large skirt and a bonnet that covers her face. The first is her sitting, reading a copy of 1984. It says "Read Banned Books" underneath her. The second one is her standing between two trees looking towards a natural scene. It says "Protect Our National Parks." Third one is two ladies having tea. It says, "The Only Dangerous Minority Are The Billionaires." The fourth one is her holding a sunflower, wearing blue and yellow (the colors of the Ukrainian flag) and it says, "Stand With Ukraine."
I recently completed the 12th design in my embroidery series, so I thought I would share a bit about their origin. I stumbled across antique public domain transfer patterns of Sunbonnet Sue, Days of the Week chore towels. The idea of embroidering a towel that was going to tell me which housework to do every day really got on my nerves. Add that to my anxiety about our current waterfall of civil rights atrocities and environmental crises, and I was inspired to rework the designs to reflect what many of us are thinking and feeling right now. So, the Sunbonnet Sue, Days of Rage collection was born - a juxtaposition of sweet, vintage style and my frank, righteous anger with the current dystopian state of my country. Fiber arts have long been dismissed as “women’s work” or “crafts” and are just recently claiming their rightful place among other fine art mediums. It’s important for women fiber artists to reference historical fiber art themes and styles, to highlight the fact that they have always been fine art - whether or not they were recognized as such. Art has been a form of activism for centuries, and I’m proud to be a part of that tradition. I’m sure Sunbonnet Sue never thought she’d have to think about punching Nazis again, but at least this time she’s a part of the action and not stuck doing the damn laundry. There are four Sunbonnet Sue designs in this pic. She is always wearing a dress with a large skirt and a bonnet that covers her face. The first is her carrying a protest sign that says "America Has No King." The second one is her throwing a bag of ICE in a garbage can, carrying a sign that says "Chinga La Migra." Third one is her in a different dress, carrying a protest sign that says, "No One Voted For Musk." The fourth one is her in a different dress, carrying a protest sign that says, "Fuck Fascism."
I recently completed the 12th design in my embroidery series, so I thought I would share a bit about their origin. I stumbled across antique public domain transfer patterns of Sunbonnet Sue, Days of the Week chore towels. The idea of embroidering a towel that was going to tell me which housework to do every day really got on my nerves. Add that to my anxiety about our current waterfall of civil rights atrocities and environmental crises, and I was inspired to rework the designs to reflect what many of us are thinking and feeling right now. So, the Sunbonnet Sue, Days of Rage collection was born - a juxtaposition of sweet, vintage style and my frank, righteous anger with the current dystopian state of my country. Fiber arts have long been dismissed as “women’s work” or “crafts” and are just recently claiming their rightful place among other fine art mediums. It’s important for women fiber artists to reference historical fiber art themes and styles, to highlight the fact that they have always been fine art - whether or not they were recognized as such. Art has been a form of activism for centuries, and I’m proud to be a part of that tradition. I’m sure Sunbonnet Sue never thought she’d have to think about punching Nazis again, but at least this time she’s a part of the action and not stuck doing the damn laundry. There are four Sunbonnet Sue designs in this pic. She is always wearing a dress with a large skirt and a bonnet that covers her face. The first is her taking a pie out of the oven. It says "Eat The Rich" underneath her. The second one is her sitting and sewing. It says "Stitch, Resist, Persist." Third one is her carrying a basket, heading towards a red barn. It says, "Support Local Farms." The fourth one is her holding her fists up like a boxer and it says, "Punch Nazis."
I recently completed the 12th design in my Sunbonnet Sue, Days of Rage hand embroidery series. After stumbling across old patterns from the 1930's, I was inspired to rework the designs to reflect how many of us are feeling right now. 💙 #embroidery #fiberarts #craftivism #artivism #Resist #art
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