Artist: Korey Rowswell
Title: Turkey Creek
Attribution: Turkey Creeks, 2021, Korey Rowswell
Year: 2021
Materials: Hand Embroidery in Cotton and Wool on Linen
Dimensions: 17.5" x 11" x 3"
Image Statement: To preserve the pristine beauty of Alabama waterways, I translate them into embroidery. The slow process of hand stitching allows me to meditate over the intricacies of the valuable ecosystems we are losing to climate change and construction. Stitch is an act of memory and resistance.