 Sherri
Wood
Bio | Résumé
With a year’s worth of allowance I bought my first sewing machine
when I was 11 years old. By the time I was thirteen I was creating my
own fashions and wearing them a bit self consciously to Jr. High. One
day the principal pulled me out of math class and explained that the black
sun dress which I had trimmed with white lace was indecent. It broke the
dress code because it was sleeveless. I argued that because the dress
had wide straps I could still wear a bra with it and thus I wasn’t
breaking the spirit of the code. Nevertheless my mom was called to bring
me an alternative outfit. While waiting outside the school for my mom
to arrive the principal followed me out and began again about the dress
code. I told him to "go to hell."
When I got home that night my parents made me call all of my girlfriends
and tell them through a flood of tears that the big slumber party I had
planned for the weekend was cancelled. I was being punished for mouthing
off. Sewing has been nothing but attitude ever since!
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I have been a resident of North Carolina since 1976. I began my work as
an artist making improvisational quilts in 1993. Today as part of my studio
practice, I work with people who are grieving to make functional
improvisational quilts from the clothing of the deceased. You can see my
quilts and other multi-disciplinary, community based projects at
www.passagequilts.com.
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