https://juileedecker.com/exhibit/exhibit2/co-crafting-democracy-fiber-arts-activism-2024/https://juileedecker.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/09/img_0715.jpgIMG_0715Margaret Cherre Sisterhood Women have been second class citizens throughout US history. We were expected to “marry well” and then be quiet, stay in the background, keep house and raise children. Girls were taught handwork – knitting, sewing, embroidery, etc. – at a young age. Rural women added the physical labor of farm life to their skills. Immigrant women faced many more obstacles, without their extended families, first languages, familiar communities, and supportive cultural practices. Those who crafted the Declaration of Sentiments knew that the rights they sought had to be extended to all women. They had to reach across the social, economic, racial, and cultural differences that often separated people. Unfortunately, we still face challenges in consistently working across these lines more than 175 years later. Although bridging our differences starts with small daily kindnesses, we must go well beyond that, ultimately standing up for and joining hands with “the other.” https://juileedecker.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/09/img_0712.jpgIMG_0712Lori Kochanski The Greening @lori_kochanski This weaving was co-created in workshops at the Harriet and Stephen Myers Residence, a headquarters for Underground Railroad activity in Albany, NY. If you look closely you will see Harriet’s signature woven into the piece. While we worked the fiber we shared in the ritual of storytelling. For many, it was the first time they had the opportunity to weave using a traditional floor loom. Weaving is by nature a communal and intuitive art form. I only needed to give weaving instruction to the first person to sit at the loom. The previous student became the teacher each time a new weaver sat down at the loom, gently giving instructions and tips before returning to their own weaving. The final piece of fabric is the product of many hands focused on a common goal of beauty shared. https://juileedecker.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/09/img_0711-1.jpgIMG_0711 (1)Antonia Betrus Harriet Tubman This Counted Cross Stitch picture of Harriet Tubman was originally designed by Isabella Abbiati. She is the artist of a series of cross stitch design for the “Primative Hare.” This design was released in 2020 and stitched by Antonia Betrus of Seneca Falls in January 2022. https://juileedecker.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/09/img_0678.jpgIMG_0678https://juileedecker.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/09/img_0675.jpgIMG_0675Lori Kochanski The Greening @lori_kochanski This weaving was co-created in workshops at the Harriet and Stephen Myers Residence, a headquarters for Underground Railroad activity in Albany, NY. If you look closely you will see Harriet’s signature woven into the piece. While we worked the fiber we shared in the ritual of storytelling. For many, it was the first time they had the opportunity to weave using a traditional floor loom. Weaving is by nature a communal and intuitive art form. I only needed to give weaving instruction to the first person to sit at the loom. The previous student became the teacher each time a new weaver sat down at the loom, gently giving instructions and tips before returning to their own weaving. The final piece of fabric is the product of many hands focused on a common goal of beauty shared. https://juileedecker.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/09/img_0672.jpgIMG_0672Annette Hulbert Rainbow Blackwork The elements of this piece represent various pieces of democracy in that the designer creates the guidelines given to the crafter; the crafter has the freedom to use and interpret those guidelines. This particular (inner) pattern was used by crafters all over the world and shared by those crafters over social media as a collection of ideas in the use of color and composition. Inner Pattern: Peppermint Purple SAL (Stitch-A-Long), UK 2020 Outer Pattern: Hans Hofer Formbüchlein, Augsburg 1545 https://juileedecker.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/09/img_0669.jpgIMG_0669Antonia Betrus Harriet Tubman This Counted Cross Stitch picture of Harriet Tubman was originally designed by Isabella Abbiati. She is the artist of a series of cross stitch design for the “Primative Hare.” This design was released in 2020 and stitched by Antonia Betrus of Seneca Falls in January 2022. https://juileedecker.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/09/img_0668.jpgIMG_0668Ondra Murray RBG and Me This work recalls the lace collar often worn by Supreme Court Justice Ruth Bader Ginsberg (1933-2020). As the second woman on the Court she ruled on many cases which have significant meaning to those in the USA. As a judge she wore the traditional black robe, but softened the look with the addition of a lace collar or jabot. This helped to remind everyone who saw her that she was a woman and equal to any man in her role. This work celebrates her role in crafting democracy, in helping to set in place decisions which have helped our country move forward in the area of human rights. It also mourns her recent passing. The mirror allows the viewers to see themselves and imagine being in her role, or how they might contribute. https://juileedecker.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/09/img_0665.jpgIMG_0665Margaret Cherre Sisterhood Women have been second class citizens throughout US history. We were expected to “marry well” and then be quiet, stay in the background, keep house and raise children. Girls were taught handwork – knitting, sewing, embroidery, etc. – at a young age. Rural women added the physical labor of farm life to their skills. Immigrant women faced many more obstacles, without their extended families, first languages, familiar communities, and supportive cultural practices. 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