The Black Gold Tapestry

Age of Uncertainty

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The Black Gold Tapestry

Age of Uncertainty

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Sandra M Sawatzky latest work
Age of Uncertainty

Age of Uncertainty

Sandra M Sawatzky latest work

The Age of Uncertainty probes twelve issues that keep us up at night. Some are as old as time, while others are recent developments. The work illustrates and satirizes human activities shaping us and shaping our future.

The hand-embroidered panels are guided by the design of medieval illuminated manuscripts with their detailed illustrations, calligraphy, borders filled with flora and fauna and funny little elements called drolleries.

Quotes provide a jumping off point for ideas I want to illustrate

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The human drama takes place in the central fields

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I think that the Earth’s immune system is trying to get rid of us, as well it should. - Kurt Vonnegut, novelist, satirist

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I have one share in corporate Earth, and I am nervous about the management. – E.B. White writer, humourist

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In this world of sin and sorrow if virtue triumphs over vice, it is not because it is virtuous, but because it has better and bigger guns. - W. Somerset Maugham, writer

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Overconsumption is the mother of all environmental problems. – Kalle Lasn, cofounder of Adbusters, environmentalist

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Images + Text copyright © 2024 Sandra Sawatzky