Nicole Lester

Craft

In 2005, my grandparents took me to my grandpa's hometown in Overa, Spain. I stayed there for a month and learned so much about the Spanish culture. Being half Spanish is a huge part of my life. I had bought a picture while shopping in Mojocar, Spain and have held onto it ever since. In the past year, my grandpa passed away, and as part of the grieving process, I took a portrait of his face and turned it into a fabric collage. After I made that, I knew that I wanted to take the picture that I had bought back in 2005 and create my own version, but made solely out of fabric; there is no thread, no paint or any other type of mediums. Every detail put into this artwork was placed with love, time and cherished memories I had with my grandparents all those years ago.

Craft

A fabric collage (picture on right) created with the inspiration based off of the original picture captured of my paternal grandparents (picture on left). This piece of art was created with fabric only using an appliqué technique. The collage captures the love between a husband and his wife.