IF I WOKE AT DAWN
If I Woke at Dawn
Here is the Susquehanna River at dawn, half-remembered from my childhood, and half the hypothetical imaginings of a night owl.
Wool, silk, and cotton fabrics, wool and silk fibers, needlefelting, mono printing, couching, machine stitching, hand beadwork with seed beads and semi-precious stones.
Size: 39"h x 43"w.
Private Collection
About the Susquehanna: Archaeology of the Lower Susquehanna River reveals that American Indians had utilized its resources for thousands of years. Around 1550 AD, the people we know as the Susquehannock moved from higher up the river to the Lower Susquehanna Valley. The Susquehannock were Iroquoian speakers and shared many similarities with the Iroquois in New York. Learn more here.
Exhibit History
Sue Reno: Life Along the River, Narrative art quilts depicting the Susquehanna River and its environs. 2017 Solo show at the Pennsylvania Arts Experience Gallery, York, PA
Machine Quilting Unlimited, Sept./Oct. 2015 Issue, feature article "Environmental Exploration"
A River Runs Through Them, Weavings, Ink. Gallery, Wrightsville, PA
