Sky Sash So Blue

Words and artwork play off of one another like musical riffs in this story of one family who transforms fabric scraps into art and whose bonds of love are stronger than the chains of slavery. Readers may well suspect that Hathorn (Grandma’s Shoes) conceived her eloquent, rhyming narrative poem in tandem with Andrews, who crafts dramatic tableaulike paintings with accents made of canvas and cut paper. Susannah, a young slave girl, treasures a “sash of pale blue, made of pieces of sky” stitched and given to her by her mother.

This painting was done entirely with watercolor. The paint was applied very heavily in the sky to create an almost opaque blue background that sets the little girl in the space.  This piece is privately owned.

Watercolor on Windsor Newton cold press (Not for sale)