The Lost and Found
The Lost and Found
Susan Shie and James Acord
1988-91
Materials
Commercial fabrics, beads, marker, bamboo, shells, leather, fabric paint, found objects, and dyed cotton thread
Size
97 x 100 1/2 x 1 inches
Racine Art Museum, Gift of Dr. Ellen M. Poss
About the artwork.
Inspired by events and observations from their personal lives, the wife and husband team of Susan Shie and James Acord craft lively quilts that combine text, fabric, thread, paint, and found objects. Many works read like diary “pages”– The Lost and Found, for example, has multiple date entries and is identified at the top as “Jan. 20, 1988.” Found eyeglasses, appliquéd elements, and leather insect embellishments all add to a narrative about a trip to New York City.