Reversed Start Target
Claire Cowie
Judge Patricia H. Clark Children and Family Justice Center
A “paperquilt” pays homage to the women who carry Southern craft tradition.
Throughout her childhood in rural North Carolina, Claire Cowie was immersed in craft tradition, and quilting was an important part of her community. Her paper quilts, like Reversed Start Target, pay homage to the women of the South, to whom she says she owes much of her interest in community, storytelling, and making things by hand.
“Often made of a mix of ordinary and special materials, quilts become a way to preserve memories and recycle cloth at the same time,” Cowie says. She uses this practice as a guide to construct her autobiographical “paperquilts” out of layered paper scraps, collaging them with printing processes, digital photography, drawing, painting, and found media.
About the Artist
Based in Seattle, Cowie makes multimedia prints, paintings, and sculptures that address ambiguities in perception, shifting landscapes, and the fragmentation of memory. Her work has been exhibited throughout the Pacific Northwest and is included in the collections of the Henry Art Gallery, Tacoma Art Museum, Microsoft, Facebook, and others.
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