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In life, in relationships, in political discourse, it’s always better to take the higher ground. “When they go low, we go high,” Michele Obama famously said in 2016. Making art is how I express my passion for social justice and how I refuel for the hard but necessary volunteer advocacy work I do. This patchwork and collage jumble takes its place among my trash-stash quilt-art series, as it is built from bags that once held ground coffee, along with other colorful, plasticized, foil-lined packaging. A “sea of integri-tea” runs through the piece, reminding me that strong moral principles flow from the belief that everyone deserves respect and dignity.

Materials:

Coffee bags, single-serve tea bag packaging, snack food bags, eco-felt as filler, bolt ends as backing

Techniques: Piecing, applique, free-motion quilting with intermittent swearing.

43” x 30”

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