Grandmother Wore White Shoes

Suzan Engler

50 x 30 inches

2019

ARTIST STATEMENT

What did you learn from your grandmother? While mine was not the “warm and cuddly, bake cookies” type, she taught me to not be a victim of circumstances, to be fiercely independent, and to be creative with whatever resources were available. She survived the depression, two World Wars, a miscarriage, and being widowed with young teenage children. Through it all, she lived artistically and she wore great shoes.

MATERIALS

Cotton cloth, thread, vintage family photograph

Digital photo manipulation and printing, machine stitching, hand-stitching