Serena's Artwork

Serena’s Artist Statement

To honor Tamar, I decided to create a piece of artwork using needlepoint. In my artwork, I used symbols to represent important parts of Tamar’s life. These include a map of Africa to show that she grew up in Guinea, a ship to represent when she was stolen and sent on a ship to Connecticut, broken handcuffs to show that she was enslaved and freed, and a loom to represent her interest in weaving. I chose to use needlepoint because the motion of stitching the string through the fabric is similar to weaving.