Pensive Soul, part of the powerful and moving Soul Series by Mary Fisher, combines her love of hand made paper with her love of fiber and textiles. The fragile figure is created from hand made paper in browns and greens. It is embellished onto a background of machine quilted light green cotton. The quilt measures 71 inches by 33 1/2 inches. A sleeve on the back makes hanging easy. The words of Mary Fisher are attached to the back of this quilt, along with her signature. The artist statement reads: Worst is the middle of the night. Almost awake, ghosts of death crawl under the sheets with me. It's 1995 again, everywhere I turn, new friends wasting into skeletons. It's 1993, Brian, once my laughing husband, holding my hand as his fingers turn blue and cold. It's 2006, African children unable to laugh, to breathe, to nurse. I've loved them all and saved not one of them. Not one. Not one. Then comes early light and coffee. My soul has been shaken again. It is quiet, pensive.
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