{"title":"SMALL QUILTS _ FOLDED STORIES","description":"\u003cp\u003eFOLDED STORIES is a series of small wall quilts that weave together found imagery, retro textiles, and repurposed materials to explore how women have been seen, framed, and imagined across generations. drawing from vintage photographs and printed ephemera, the work reflects on the male gaze and the ways women have both been shaped by it and learned to wield its power to their own advantage.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eeach piece folds these cultural images into a more intimate lineage, honoring jennifer’s mother and the domestic practices passed down through her family. by pairing imagery of women with worn fabrics, salvaged cloth, and materials carrying the softness and memory of everyday use, the quilts create layered narratives about visibility, agency, and inheritance.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003ein FOLDED STORIES, the act of quilting becomes a way to reclaim and reframe these images — transforming them from objects of observation into vessels of personal history. the series invites viewers to consider how stories are carried, altered, and protected through the folds of time, material, and memory.\u003c\/p\u003e","products":[{"product_id":"small-quilt-copy","title":"01_FS","description":"\u003cp\u003e01_FS IS A 8.5\" x 12.5\" SMALL WALL QUILT USING A MONDRIAN LIKE COLOR PALETTE OF BRIGHT PRIMARY COLORS, YELLOW AND RED, OFFSET WITH A MUTED BLUE. IT IS MADE WITH SIMPLE COTTON BROADCLOTH, AN EVERYDAY FABRIC. IT HAS LARGE BLACK RESIN BUTTONS \u0026amp; RIBBON TIES ON THE BACK SO THAT IT CAN BE HUNG EASILY ON THE WALL. \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e01_FS WAS MY FIRST QUILT FOR THIS SERIES AS WELL AS MY FIRST QUILTED ART PIECE. \u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"DOMESTIC LABOR","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47827223675031,"sku":null,"price":110.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0713\/4104\/7959\/files\/blue_red_and_yellow.jpg?v=1778877223"},{"product_id":"small-quilt-series-folded-stories-copy","title":"02_FS","description":"\u003cp\u003e02_FS IS A SMALL WALL QUILT 9\" x 15\" \u0026amp; IS PART OF MY FOLDED STORIES SERIES WHERE EVERYDAY FABRICS BECOME QUIET STUDIES OF COLOR, TEXTURE, AND THE DOMESTIC GESTURES THAT SHAPE THEM. USING THE IMAGE OF A WOMAN ENJOYING A DAY AT THE BEACH I WANTED TO PORTRAY THE OPTIMISM OF MY MOTHER'S GENERATION, THE PROSPERITY OF AMERICAN IN THE 50'S \u0026amp; 60'S, OF WOMEN BREAKING OUT OF TRADITIONAL DOMESTIC ROLES \u0026amp; BECOMING INDIVIDUALS. WHILE WOM0N WERE BREAKING OUT OF CONVENTIONAL CONSTRAINTS THERE WAS ALSO A BACK TO THE EARTH MOVEMENT AT THE TIME WHICH CAUSED WOMEN TO HAVE MORE FREEDOM WHILE EMBRACING A MORE HEALTHY \u0026amp; GROUNDED LIFESTYLE.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e02_FS USES BRIGHT ORANGES AND BLACK ON WHITE SWISS DOTS IN A BOLD GRAPHIC PAIRING THAT STILL FEELS ROOTED IN THE INTIMACY OF DOMESTIC CLOTH WHILE LARGE BLACK RESIN BUTTONS ARE HAND STITCHED ALONG THE TOP BINDING SECURING TIES IN ORDER TO EASILY HANG THE PIECE ON A WALL. LIKE THE REST OF TINY MAPPINGS, IT TRACES A SMALL TERRAIN OF MEMORY \u0026amp; MAKING, A MAPPED MOMENT OF DOMESTIC LABOR, OPTIMISTIC IDEALISM OF THE 60'S CARRIED THROUGH TO THE PRESENT THROUGH WOMEN'S HANDS.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"DOMESTIC LABOR","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47828206354583,"sku":null,"price":120.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0713\/4104\/7959\/files\/swimsuit.jpg?v=1778877264"},{"product_id":"small-quilt-series-folded-stories-copy-1","title":"03_FS","description":"\u003cp\u003e03_FS IS A 9.5\" x 11.5\" SMALL WALL QUILT THAT IS PART OF MY FOLDED STORIES SERIES. THE PIECE IS BABY BLUE \u0026amp; GOLD COTTON MACHINE QUILTED. ON THE BACK ARE LARGE YELLOW RESIN BUTTONS STITCHED TO HOLD TIES IN ORDER TO BE HUNG ON THE WALL. THE IMAGE OF A WOMAN IN A MINIDRESS REMINDS ME OF MY MOTHER \u0026amp; THE ERA IN WHICH SHE GREW UP. THE SHORTENING OF THE LENGTH OF SKIRTS WAS JUST ONE OF THE MANY CHANGES WOMEN MADE DURING THIS TIME AS A WAY TO EMBRACE FREEDOM WHILE IRONICALLY ENCOURAGING THE MALE GAZE. \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"DOMESTIC LABOR","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47828676149399,"sku":null,"price":130.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0713\/4104\/7959\/files\/blue_and_gold.jpg?v=1778878001"},{"product_id":"small-quilt-series-folded-stories-copy-2","title":"04_FS","description":"\u003cp\u003e04_FS IS A SMALL WALL QUILT 9\" X 13\" \u0026amp; PART OF THE FOLDED STORIES SERIES. IT USES BABY BLUE FLORALS REMINISCENT OF PILLOW TICKING WITH YELLOW \u0026amp; BABY BLUE COTTON TWILL WITH RIBBONS FOR BOWS \u0026amp; WHITE BUTTONS \u0026amp; TIES ATTACHED TO THE BACK BINDING FOR HANGING ON THE WALL. THE IMAGE OF A WOMAN IN A NIGHTGOWN BRINGS TO MIND THE HOPE FOR DOMESTIC BLISS AS A NUCLEAR FAMILY. WHILE IN HINDSIGHT THE DREAM OF THE SINGLE FAMILY HOME \u0026amp; THE ISOLATION IT BROUGHT ESPECIALLY TO THE WOMEN WHO WERE LEFT IN THE HOME ALL DAY. \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e04_FS REMINDS ME OF MY MOM'S DISSOLUTION WITH THAT DREAM \u0026amp; HER NEED TO GET OUT OF THE HOME \u0026amp; WORK, WHILE STILL MAINTAINING THE HAPPY HOUSEWIFE IMAGE. IT WAS STILL IMPORTANT TO SHOW AN IMAGE TO THE OUTSIDE WORLD THAT ALL WAS WELL \u0026amp; THAT THE NUCLEAR FAMILY WAS THE ANSWER TO THE PAST.  \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"DOMESTIC LABOR","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47828683653271,"sku":null,"price":130.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0713\/4104\/7959\/files\/ready_for_bed_ribbon_detail.jpg?v=1778877780"},{"product_id":"small-quilt-series-folded-stories-copy-3","title":"05_FS","description":"\u003cp\u003e05_FS IS A SMALL WALL QUILT AS PART OF THE FOLDED STORIES SERIES. IT IS 14\" x 16\"  IN BLUE FLORAL WITH BLUE AND YELLOW COTTON \u0026amp; RIBBONS IN BOWS. TIES ON THE BACK ALLOW IT TO BE EASILY HUNG ON THE WALL.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eTHE BIGGEST OF THE FOLDED STORIES SERIES, 05_FS IS A HOMAGE TO CINEMA OF THE 60'S AS WELL AS A COMMENT ON THE EXPECTATIONS OF WOMEN DURING THIS DECADE TO BE THE JULIET TO A MAN'S ROMEO. \u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"DOMESTIC LABOR","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47828718518423,"sku":null,"price":200.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0713\/4104\/7959\/files\/DETAIL_02.jpg?v=1779212640"},{"product_id":"small-quilt-series-folded-stories-copy-4","title":"06_FS","description":"\u003cp\u003e06_FS IS A SMALL WALL QUILT, 10\" x 13\" \u0026amp; PART OF THE FOLDED STORIES SERIES. USING PRIMARY COLORS WITH BLACK ON WHITE SWISS POLKA DOTS, IT FOCUSES ON COMMUNICATION IN A TIME OF DISCONNECTION. DURING THE DECADE OF THE 60'S WHEN MY MOTHER WAS GROWING UP, THE MOVE FROM MULTI GENERATIONAL LIVING TO THE NUCLEAR FAMILY AND SINGLE FAMILY HOUSING BECAME THE NORM.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e06_FS IMAGE SHOWS A DETAIL IN DAILY LIFE WHILE HINTING AT DOMESTIC \u0026amp; FAMILY CONNECTION DURING THIS GENERATION. THE TELEPHONE SIGNIFIES CONNECTION IN A TIME OF OVERWHELMING INDIVIDUALIZATION.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"DOMESTIC LABOR","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47828729725079,"sku":null,"price":140.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0713\/4104\/7959\/files\/telephone_detail.jpg?v=1778878141"},{"product_id":"small-quilt-series-folded-stories-copy-5","title":"07_FS","description":"\u003cp\u003e07_FS IS A SMALL WALL QUILT, 11\" X 12\" THAT IS PART OF THE FOLDED STORIES SERIES. 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THIS COULD BE SEEN AS A SIGN OF BOTH AN INFANTILIZATION OF THE BABY BOOMER WHILE CONTRADICTING THE RISE OF WOMEN'S RIGHTS AT THE SAME TIME. OR MAYBE ONE WAS IN RESPONSE TO THE OTHER?\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"DOMESTIC LABOR","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47834962264215,"sku":null,"price":120.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0713\/4104\/7959\/files\/02.jpg?v=1779212837"}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0713\/4104\/7959\/collections\/PXL_20260510_224132032.PORTRAIT.jpg?v=1778877187","url":"https:\/\/domesticlabor.myshopify.com\/collections\/small-quilts-folded-stories.oembed","provider":"DOMESTIC LABOR","version":"1.0","type":"link"}