Anita Luvera Mayer
"Prayer Flags 9/11"

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I was in Chicago on September 11, 2001, mentoring the women participating in this Circles and Cycles project when we all learned of the horrendous events of that day. That night I sketched in my journal the piece you see here.

Wanting each person on each flight (commemorated by four circles) to be honored and remembered, I wrote their names repeatedly on hand-dyed fabric, tore it into strips, and rya knotted it on the loom.

The colors go from purple into gray, and finally into gold that represents the continuation of life.

In my thirty years as a fiber artist, this is one of the few times when my work went directly from the initial design to the final piece. I found solace in the creation of “Prayer Flags 9/11.”

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