Grandma’s Flower Garden Was Filled with Love, Hope, Grief, Elegance, Innocence, Vanity, and a Little Bit of Justice

Grandma’s Flower Garden Was Filled with Love, Hope, Grief, Elegance, Innocence, Vanity, and a Little Bit of Justice

Artist: Janine Brown

Title: Grandma’s Flower Garden Was Filled with Love, Hope, Grief, Elegance, Innocence, Vanity, and a Little Bit of Justice

Attribution: Grandma's Flower Garden Was Filled with Love, Hope, Grief, Elegance, Innocence, Vanity, and a Little Bit of Justice, 2025, Janine Brown

Year: 2025

Materials: Home-cooked bioplastic, red rose petals, calendula petals, white zinnia petals, white hydrangea petals, cornflower petals, yellow dahlia petals, globe amaranth petals, brown-eyed Susans, hand-stitched with crochet thread and pearl cotton

Dimensions: 58" x 62.5" x 0.25"

Image Statement: This piece is a variation on the Grandmother's Flower Garden quilt pattern using Victorian Floriography and home-cooked bioplastic. Each of the flowers used in the quilt has it's own meaning as suggested in the title. The piece is an homage to home economics by cooking the materials and stitching them together. The intent is to make the invisible labor of women visible.