Turkey Creek


Turkey Creek

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.