Earlier this year I was honoured to be invited by Neuk Collective for a residency on quiet spaces in public spaces.
Read my guest blog post on the Neuk Collective website: Quiet Please: A Personal Exploration of Public Inclusivity
As our Dream Map Project* unfolds, I will be featuring artists taking part in this collaborative piece of art. Today, we hear from Adriana G. Prat, whose dream embroidery panel is called "Think Something." Here is what Adriana says about "Think Something": Materials: Fabric mostly repurposed from rejected samples and scraps, and from my mother's sewing workshop (including organza dyed with acrylic paint), ribbon, and thread. Statement for “Think Something”: Years ago, in a dream, my already deceased mother told me this simple yet firm sentence which I took as a call for action. While creating this abstract work, where red symbolizes my nurturing but demanding mother’s influence, and yellow represents me, I meditated on my evolution in a life-changing journey to redefine my identity, from an unfulfilled professional life where my creativity was muffled to the artist and environmental activist that I am today. Mom’s call has worked. Adriana answers a few ques...