Diane Savona

Domestic Markings     32"h x 20"w

Domestic Markings #2    23"h x 23"w

Domestic Markings #3    23” x 23”

Fossil Strata  #2    23.5”h x 23.5”w 

Fossil Strata    23”h x 23”w 

Strata Markings    17" x 17"

Sewing Strata    18" x 18"

In my Domestic Markings and Strata series, I have sewn buttons, snaps, buckles and sewing tools between layers of cloth, trapunto style, to form fossil-like impressions.  The objects are first sewn onto a layer of heavy wool, then covered by a layer of dyed, vintage damask linen. By tightly pulling the hand stitches around each object, the forms become clearly visible.  Some appear to be freshly exposed artifacts; others are made to resemble columns of hieroglyphic symbols.