Sarah Zimmerman- Our Tradition, My Story

Embroidery on Sausage Casings by Local artist Sarah Zimmerman. 

Dimensions: 30” x 36”

"Our Tradition, My Story" weaves traditional art making techniques associated with women such as sewing and embroidery with a print by Mary Cassatt titled "Women Bathing" (1890-1891). I recreate this image on sausage casings, intentionally unveiling my process to complement Cassatt's honest depiction of a routine private moment of care. The dangling threads indicate the start and stopping of my sewing machine and use pig intestines as a metaphor of labor invisibility women have performed throughout centuries. The soft translucency of the material is a quiet, submissive, and honest approach to the trying efforts of routine and care."

- Sarah Zimmerman