Embroidered Scribbles on a Page from My Notebook

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Artist: Ayelet Lindenstrauss Larsen

Title: Embroidered Scribbles on a Page from My Notebook

Attribution: Embroidered Scribbles on a Page from My Notebook, 2009, Ayelet Lindenstrauss Larsen

Year: 2009

Materials: Silk, cotton, and archival marker on linen

Dimensions: Two panels 16" x 12"

Image Statement: In the early grades of elementary school, my friends and I considered decorating the margins of our notebooks a way of showing that we were dedicated students. I have kept at it, scribbling in the margins when I needed to focus, or when I needed to take a break. I got some good visual ideas while scribbling with pen. And I learned a lot about embroidery by making samplers. Samplers were originally just cloths for trying patterns on---spaces for scribbling with needle and thread.