3/27/20

By Margaret Seiler

Artist Iviva Olenick is working on a series called "States of Emergenc(y)e," a "textile arts and performance series advocating for opening borders and extending compassion and care to immigrants and refugees."

I attended a workshop where we all sewed squares for this piece she made with mylar "rescue" blankets. It's called "Witness at the Border." Iviva embroidered the one in the upper right corner based on photographs of the Matamoros encampment.