“Midnight in the Garden”
“Midnight in the Garden”
Copyright Susan Brubaker Knapp 2025
56" x 48"
The
decision to bear children was, for me, partly a decision that humanity
was worth continuing. These days, I’m not so sure. As a mother, I yearn
for my children – all children – to live in a world of beauty and peace
(represented by the flowers at the bottom). But our world is filled with
horrors, too. Wars and genocide; government corruption; the influence
of neo-Nazis and white supremacists; degradation of civil rights, human
rights, women’s rights and voting rights; school shootings; poisoning of
our water, air and land; and environmental catastrophes brought on by
man-made climate change. What will we choose for our children and their
descendants as the clock strikes midnight?
White cotton fabric, acrylic textile paint. Wholecloth painted with collaged painted elements, free-motion machine quilted.
It's beautiful. Great work! It certainly sends a message.
ReplyDeleteSusan this is an incredible piece, your art is always creative and amazing. But this piece speaks volumes as I just had this discussion with my sister on the fears for our children and grandchildren for where our country is going. So very sad. Thank you for your descriptive artistic view of what we are all feeling and the children here, seeing the innocence in their eyes…so beautiful ♥️
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