Lesley Turner, 'Homesickness', 2018, 75"h x 50"w x 5"d. Cotton handkerchiefs are stitched together to form a curtain. Handkerchiefs were used when one was physically ill as well as when one was emotionally traumatized by grief. They persist as a signal of public mourning.
Additional Artworks
From Lesley Turner
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Nostalgia
Vintage oil painting with wool
27 x 35 x 3 in
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Battle Fatigue/s
Chair covered with wool military uniforms and crochet doily
37 x 28 x 34 in
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The Art of Concealment
Cotton and linen tea towels and cotton doily
96 x 45 x 36 in
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Soldier's Heart
Heart-shaped pillow made from miltary uniform, buttons and wool felt
14 x 14 x 3 in
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Estar Roto
Nylon military shirt on wooden ironing board with metal iron
25 x 50 x 14 in
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Keeps You Warm At Night
Hand-knit wool and ceramic
8 x 11 x 6.5 in
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Friend or Foe
Hand stitching on cotton linen vintage teatowels installed on a line.
32 x 40 x 1.5 in
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Grief Redacted
Linen vintage afternoon tea cloth stitched with cotton.
30 x 32 x 32 in
C$800