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Fabric Memorials – Uvalde
Artworks by Jo-Ann Morgan
From the Artist
Like the whole country, I was horrified by the mass shootings of nineteen children and two teachers at Robb Elementary School in Uvalde, Texas, on May 24, 2022.
I was already making stitched fabric memorials on a variety of topics when I decided to honor these children. The first composition portrayed Annabell and Xavier who daily texted each other “I love you” as good night. From what I read, it seemed their families took comfort that they had been together at the end. Josecito wanted to be a policeman. He’d been told he needed good grades for that to happen, so he worked hard and made the honor roll for the first time that day. Rojelio liked to make coffee for his grandfather. Tess loved her Siamese cat. Jackie dreamed of going to Paris. Each child was special and precious.
These artworks celebrate the lives of the ten-year-old victims and are meant to evoke our collective outrage at ineffectual gun laws. The artworks expose the cruelty and folly of gun violence. There is no greater public health issue affecting children than gun violence. Guns are the leading cause of death for children and teens in the United States.
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