Banners, Blankets, Nobori
Untitled (Apology, or I Cut Up a Flag and I Feel Bad About It)
Machine-pieced, hand-quilted mixed fiber (cotton top, linen backing, cotton batting)
52"x54" approximately
2018
This is made from a Japanese fishing-vessel flag.
The Tohoku region relies largely on the fishing industry which was devastated by the 2011 earthquake and tsunami. Recovery efforts are still underway in 2021. The 10-year anniversary of the disaster is this March 11.