Henry

Henry is a nursery wall hanging, made as a gift. Covered in hand appliqué and embroidery, it brings together the things that define the family: their home, their location, their activities, and the children's book characters that belong to their household. Henry's name and birthdate are stitched into the surface.

I made Henry as a gift for a new baby: a wall hanging covered in hand appliqué and embroidery, dense with detail specific to this family. Their home and its location appear. The activities that shape their daily life appear. The children's book characters from their bookshelves are there too, alongside well wishes for him.

His name and birthdate are embroidered into the cloth. Every element was chosen because it belonged to this particular family at this particular moment.

It works as a record as much as a decoration: something to hang in the nursery and keep long after the room has changed.