Hatpin Mandala combines elements of the Clothespin Mandalas and embroidery drawings.
Hatpin Mandala was created for the PILLOW TALK exhibition at the RUTH BACHOFNER GALLERY in Los Angeles curated by Mery Lynn McCorkle in 2007.
Hatpin Mandala (2007) is a portrait of an unknown woman from the end of the 19th Century. It is embroidered by hand on a hand-sewn pillow. The embroidery depicts hatpins which are symbols for the suffragette movement. The drawing of the woman’s face is made with the artist’s blood.