Bittersweet Thoughts

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Artist: Janine Brown

Title: Bittersweet Thoughts

Attribution: Bittersweet Thoughts, 2025, Janine Brown

Year: 2025

Materials: Home-cooked bioplastic, calendula petals, white zinnia petals, hand-stitched with crochet thread and pearl cotton, wooden stretcher bars

Dimensions: 15.5" x 15.5" x 1.75"

Image Statement: This piece uses the Joy's Delight quilt pattern reinterpreted in bioplastic embedded with calendula petals (joy or grief depending on the culture) and white zinnia petals (remembering a fond friend).