Currently working on a sad subject: the King Soopers shooting in Boulder, CO. I felt the need to create something in memory of the shooting victims in Boulder. They have removed all the tribute items placed in front of the store today, including crosses, flowers, banners, etc. Yesterday they buried 10 people killed in senseless gun violence. Boulder has erected a lighted star on the mountain top to show their tribute to these innocents.
My quilt in progress is titled “Mountain of Tears”. I composed a poem to reflect my sorrow and express my thoughts:
Even a mountain of tears
Can’t lessen our fear
Cannot stitch our wounds
Cannot mend our hearts
Can’t ease our pain, but
Legislation can….
Cannot bring them home – legislation can’t
Image above is a detail of “Mountain of Tears”. I still need to add hand stitches to the sky and foreground. For me, healing begins with creating something tangible to hold all the sorrow and ache of such a tragedy.
Completed work appears below:
Sue Lewis Art 