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Dimensions: 28 in. x 24.5 in.

Materials: Reclaimed wool and cotton yarns, copper tubing, cotton backing.

This work features a saw tooth hanger on the top center of its frame for easy hanging and installation.

Inspired by one of my favorite quotes from Culture Care: Reconnecting with Beauty for Our Common Life by Makoto Fujimura, this work harkens to the connectedness between people through our shared humanity and the call to return to our identity as neighbor above all else. Because our world can grow and flourish and heal when we take care of each other.

“Reminding people of our common life— that we are neighbors first— is a task of culture care. We acknowledge openly the borders of our groups and acknowledge too the legitimate things that divide us. Our responsibility then is to rehumanize this divide. An emphasis on our role as neighbor as part of our identity begins this process by reminding us of our shared cultural and geographical spaces and the fact that proximity brings responsibility…. our common flourishing depends on each other.” - Makoto Fujimura, Culture Care