Stephanie Crawford
United Kingdom
Protest at the RCJ
(Made in Europe II)
The idea for this quilt came
on the same walk that inspired my Made in Europe 1 piece.
A friend and I had been to an
exhibition at Tate Modern and were walking along The Strand, passing the Royal
Courts of Justice. Memories flooded back
of when I worked in family law, before retirement, and would travel from
Bristol to the RCJ in London most weeks.
Often, after court, I would leave the building and run into a protest of
some kind or huge media attention for someone famous. I still, occasionally, miss the buzz.
I love the building and the
idea to represent it grew in my mind.
I visited again to take
photographs. You never actually see this
view as, using artistic licence, I removed some obstacles and made free with
the layout in order to achieve the perspective I wanted.
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The outlines were drawn in
pencil on white cotton and then freely stitched and finally painted. I added appliqued pieces where appropriate.
White cotton, assorted
threads and fabric paint.
This is a special glimpse of London. I am glad you made it.
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