Saint Marilyn

Saint Marilyn is a shrone to honour the life of a friend and is a celebration of aging gracefully. Marilyn embraced again, she wintered in India, wrote stories and poetry, drank whiskey with friends, she made things. She had friends of all ages. The shrine is a physical object to reflect on her memory and the things learned from knowing her. A poem about her was written on mulberry paper and felted into the piece. The patchwork surface design reflects all the stories and experiences stitched together to make a life. Stones were felted into the work to symbolize her love of the natural world. The second medium incorporated was rug hooking. This choice was made to add texture and dmension and to experiment with rug hooking into a fulled piece of felt.