Sherrie Miranda's Blog, page 23
January 11, 2019
Paradise lost: fabric artist, Barbara Williamson loses her home
A few months ago, I featured the work of American fabric artist, Barbara Williamson, whose use of joy and colour in her art quilts delighted me and whose inspiring story is one of incredible determination.
At the time, Barbara wrote:
“I’m a paraplegic and paralyzed from mid-chest down because I was shot in the chest in 1969 with a 45. I was pregnant at the time of the shooting and it left me in a coma for a month. My mother came to pray for me everyday and I believe that is why I survived. Thankfully the spirits were looking out for me and my child lived.
When I came home to my mother’s house after being released from the hospital, I had my child on my mother’s front porch with the help of a friend and my mom. My baby was a preemy, 3lb 18oz.
I had amnesia…
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January 7, 2019
Monday Funnies…
Not always politically correct, but often very close to the truth …
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