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knitted & stacked

What stories do these painted blankets hold?

I have a strong memory of one particular Afghan blanket I used to use when I visited my grandparents’ house. When they passed away, I took that blanket home and I've since been slowly collecting an arsenal of blankets mostly purchased from estate sales, online auctions or thrift stores. My blanket-stack paintings happened somewhat by accident. I had folded them on a chair one day to

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