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| Resident Map of Seattle, hand-stitched cotton thread, linen, 16"x23" |
“We don’t see the world as it is, we see it as we are.” Anais Nin
I took the idea of a tourist map and created my own subjective map of Seattle, using images that resonate for me on multiple levels. I reoriented its direction so that East is on the top and framed it on the left side with a construction crane and on the right side with crows in a winter tree.
There are at least 25 stitched symbols within the Resident Map which include:
Herschel the sea lion in Shilshole Bay
Red-eared Slider turtle at Golden Gardens
Ballard Railroad Drawbridge, Ballard Locks
Ballard neighborhood: my house, Ballard Library, playground, Corners Park
Lenin statue, Fremont
Gasworks Park
Greenlake Park
Magnuson Park, Soundgarden
University of Washington canoe rental
Black Sun sculpture, Noguchi, Volunteer Park (space needle inside)
Elephant Car Wash
Louise Bourgeois Eye Bench at Seattle Sculpture garden
guinea pig, Seattle Animal Shelter
Washington State Ferry
Giant Pacific Octopus
Smith Tower
Beacon Hill Veterans Hospital
Mt. Ranier
Boeing Field
Hat & Boots, Georgetown
Duwamish traditional lands, Longhouse
Alki, Statue of Liberty
Harbor Island, shipping containers
Amtrak Cascades
ArtXchange Gallery
There are at least 25 stitched symbols within the Resident Map which include: