Still Kickin

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Artist: Marie Bergstedt

Title: Still Kickin

Attribution: Still Kickin, 2023, Marie Bergstedt

Year: 2023

Materials: Wool, cotton, nylon, artificial sinew, and buttons over needlepoint canvas, manufactured felt backing

Dimensions: 46" H x 22"W x 4"D

Image Statement: Continual changes face humans. Some people weave their way triumphantly through, both bearing scars and with a bright star lighting the future into old age. In my experience, a common response of those who are looking forward as they age is, “I’m still kickin’.” In a 2022 visit for a family reunion nobody said this, but there was James literally still kickin’ and enjoying the storytelling. The party, a memorial of the very sad death of James’ son one year earlier, transformed into a time of liveliness, hope and kickin’.