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io Boerke | “Grief”

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A facemask covering half the face created by a foundation of cardboard. The ground of the mask is black with a doily wrapped around the front. The holes of the doily create almost a skull-like appearance. Attached to either side of the mask are strips of torn fabric with a red floral motif. Some fabric pieces are covered in black paint. A candle is attached but not lit, dangles down with the strips of fabric. A small rock is tied with twine and attached in a similar way. A strip of leather with spikes is also attached, mimicking the strips of fabric in the piece.

io Boerke, "Grief," Spring 2021, cardboard, glue, construction paper, textile fabric, antique doily, candle, leather, paint, rock and metal, 24 x 6"

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This piece is a sculpture and mask made with cardboard, glue, construction paper, textile fabric, antique doily, candle, leather, paint, rock and metal. Based on a project in Spring 2021, I made this piece in the weeks after my grandmother died and my father became diagnosed with terminal cancer. The fabric was my grandmothers, the doily was my great grandmothers. Bound in this piece is the love of my ancestors, the weight of my sadness, and the anger of lost time.