by Dawn Patel | Dec 2, 2016 | ancestor dress, ancestor dresses, ancestry cloth, ancestry clothing, art, contemporary art, contemporary storytelling, gypsy, immigrant, indigenous culture, nomad, Standing Rock, surivivors, wearable art
Ancestry Cloth is an esoteric act, a symbolic act, a metaphor for the immigrant, for the nomad, for the wanderer. It is a daily meditation, weaving together a forgetful monochromatic present with the colors and patterns just beyond memory. When I’m cutting...
