Fiber Artist, Sissy Ledbetter
Category: Thing Sunbeam Bread
Sissy has a background in photography and fine arts, which evolved into mixed media. She studied at UGA, Ga State University, and Georgia Southwestern for her BFA, and also studied abroad in both Italy and France. She is a mixed-media artist who uses upcycled and found materials, often inspired by her family and friends. “Our stories intertwine—my grandmother, a creative spirit, is a recurring character. She sewed clothes for me while I made clothes for my dolls. She loved flowers in the garden and on the table. She cooked meals that brought loved ones together. She crocheted and quilted with her mother and grandmother—always busy with her hands”, she said. Her quilt will honor the homegrown tomato sandwich on Sunbeam bread, a staple of summer in the South, a connection to her grandmother’s kitchen and her grandfather’s vegetable garden, and all the love that that humble sandwich represents. Her grandfather’s tomatoes. “He had one every single day. Homegrown tomatoes, mayo, salt, and pepper on Sunbeam bread. The flavor of summer in the South.”, she says.
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