K-9 Search & Rescue

Terri Shinn

50 x 30 inches

2019

ARTIST STATEMENT

Missing children. Stranded hikers. Buried skiers. When disasters strike, unique teams of canine and human set out to rescue those in trouble. Who hasn’t been moved by images of a dog and its handler heroically charging headlong into ferocious weather or over severe terrain to help those in desperate need? Even more impressive, these K-9 Search & Rescue units are all-volunteer organizations, surviving on the tireless efforts of unpaid volunteers. The handlers pay for all expenses, like training, equipment and veterinarian care. Yet they continue to come to the aid of anyone lost or injured, whenever and wherever needed.

MATERIALS

Hand-dyed and commercial cotton fabrics

Hand-stitching, machine quilting