Mantle of Dignity
The first of the series, Mantle of Dignity was inspired by Hamid Karsai, the new Prime Minister of Afghanistan. I was especially thinking of the elegant green mantle he wears for state events and how he seems to grow in dignity when he puts it on. Garments make the man, it has been said, but it is just as true that the human body lends its own dignity to the humble cloth
Shibori on velvet. 32″ x 43″ 2001. NFS.
