Ellen Weisbord

Needle-felted textiles, hair, photographs, jewelry, written materials, wool batting Six Individual blocks 4” x 4” x 2”, arrangement changeable on an 18” x 20” x 3” base Wisdom from the Attic has developed as a series of projects repurposing family textiles that have been stored away in my attic for decades. As a fiber artist, these heirlooms speak to me of the past, connecting one generation to another. Through the needle felting process, including an iconic granny square afghan, other fibers, photos, jewelry, written materials, and hair, Matriarchal Building Blocks recreates the love and strength of six generations, from my great-grandmother to my granddaughter, compressed into six blocks.