Update on our contribution to the 25 million stitches project. Way back last summer I organized a stitch-in at the Paradise Has Many Gates installation at Vanier Park in Vancouver. It is a structure made of chain link fencing in the shape of a mosque. It seemed like an appropriate setting for a project intended to bring attention to the global refugee crisis. Right after the event, I went away for a couple of months. Since I've been home, I've been working on the panels that were started back in the summer, sewing panels together and adding more stitches to some pieces. I think they are now ready to mail off to the project organizer. In total, we have contributed about 10,000 stitches to the project. Thank you to everyone who participated and especially to the Vancouver Biennale for giving us access to the structure, to Lois Klassen for bringing her Reading the Migrant Library project and to the Radiant Heart Song Sisters for sharing some beautiful songs and chants.
Please touch the image below to see the 25 Million Stitches Sewing circle inside the Paradise Has many Gates Installation in Vancouver.
