I Cried, I Prayed |
My Reaction to September 11, 2001 After sitting in front of my television, mesmerized by the events of September 11, I felt driven to create something tangible to express my emotions. On September 12, I designed a small Wallhanging. A few days later, I learned of an impromptu Exhibition that was being put together to be held at the International Quilt Festival titled America: From The Heart. Karey Bresenhan, the Director and founder of the Festival felt compelled to organize this special tribute to honour those who died in the tragedy, to recognize the nation's grief and to provide a message of healing and strength for the country. Wanting to show my support, this Exhibition provided the momentum needed to complete my design. There were many times during the process, I had to walk away, to dry my tears, the emotions felt, overwhelming. As the last stitches where put into place on the top, I found myself sobbing uncontrollably, and praying for all the souls lost. And the title of my quilt came to be "I Cried, I Prayed". As I packaged my quilt for its trip to Houston, I felt a calm surround me, almost a relief. The stitches in this quilt contain the disbelief, the grief and the sorrow I felt and now that it was finished it was a sign that it was time, and that it was okay to continue on with the every day aspects of my life. 94 quilts from the America: From The Heart Exhibit were donated to a coordinated online/on site Silent Auction with the proceeds being donated to the Families of Freedom Scholarship Fund. Over $25,000 was raised in the 4 days of bidding. My quilt is one of 250 quilts submitted to be part of this emotional Exhibition and will now be included in a book being published by C & T Publishing. All profits from the book will be donated to the Scholarship Fund. Expected release date will be May of 2002. The label on the Quilt, as well as the Artist's Statement reads: I CRIED, I PRAYED On September 11, I cried and I prayed for all the people who lost their lives. I prayed to God to protect those still alive amid the destruction, for those searching for family, friends and fellow workers. I prayed for God to safely lead his children home. And I cry. And I pray. Jodi-Marie Horne Leduc, Alberta Canada 10/10/01 |
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