If a sign went up across from my house and it said "Top 10 Fabric Collages in the World," I wouldn't walk across the street to check it out. But yesterday I was stopped cold by a fabric collage. It was propped against the wall of a friend's new office space. For it to win a permanent spot, it needed to be something he could tell a story about. A New York connection would be nice...
While other pieces were being discussed, I circled back to the fabric collage and emailed the artist's name to myself. Later I looked up her web page, clicked on "biography" and ... SHAZAM!!!
She grew up in Queens!
She supported herself as a New York City waitress, cab driver and welder!
She worked in the garment district--that must be why fabric is her medium!
Stories can be told, New York stories!
Never underestimate the power of a great story, or even little inconsequential ones.
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