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Guilt Cloth


Guilt Cloth
The theme of my entry is guilt ~sigh~. This first piece is a purse made by Victoria Horner, one of "my" DEs. It was made from an antique kimono.

Victoria sent me this bag for Christmas in 1999. At that time my life was falling apart; I'd just gotten my diagnosis, my then husband was divorcing me, my son and I had no money and no place to go. Outside of childhood, it was the worst Christmas of my life. Victoria's bag was the only gift I got that year. In the midst of abandonment, desperation and betrayal, I couldn't stop crying long enough to thank her. I didn't feel like anyone cared about me or loved me and I could never muster the words that came close to expressing my gratitude. I felt so guilty that I haven't written her in 6 years. I guess she'll know today since I'm linking to her (assuming she checks her site stats; I'm still too chicken to write). I can only hope she's forgiven me.

This next guilt cloth is a child's backpack. I made this for my son when he started pre-school, I'd just gotten a job (the fabric came from the floor of the cutting room so I was risking firing) and while things were looking up for us, our poverty was palpable. I just couldn't send my son to school without one; all the other kids had one and he didn't need to stand out anymore than he already did. I got the zippers, hardware and strap padding from a discarded (torn) cheap backpack I found in the alley.



Posted by: Diana    Source