Holding My Sorrows

“Endless sorrow has fallen upon my heart.” Olympia Brown

I found this quote while searching for relief from my staggering responsibilities as caretaker for mother and sister. But while words are a comfort—the artist in me demanded bringing emotion to something tactile I could either carry or hang on the wall.

Everyone has sorrow in their lives and struggle with compartmentalizing these strong emotions when dealing life. Filling the backpack with your sorrows allows a safe place to keep them during the day. At night, opening the backpack and pulling out one, instead of all the sorrows (so you can get to sleep) lets you morn over what could/should have been. And then you put the sorrow back, secure and start your day.

Dimensions:
L 27in X W 19in X D 11in

Material:
This bag is made from hand woven fabric with warp of rat tail cording and weft of strips of satin tubing, ribbon, beads, and thread. I then fashioned the fabric into a backpack, hand sewing the structure and using recycled strapping and four D-rings to finish the piece. Substructure is made from plastic sheets and fiber board. The backpack is stuffed with foam.

Year:
2022

Price:
$2,240.00