20”h x 12”w x 4”d

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This piece celebrates how immigrants like my maternal grandparents stitched together lives from nearly nothing and sowed seeds of beauty as they traveled.

Materials:  Upcycled kitchen drawer.  Pressed clay shoe; sardine tin; vintage photo; spice tins; plastic wheels from children’s toy; assorted papers and maps; metal strips; dried flowers; jewelry and beads; small wooden house; handwritten messages tied in silk ribbon; acrylic paints.