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American Security Blanket

Sayward Johnson

From the series, Studies in Futility. Studies in Futility represents a reflection on the inability of the United States to enact meaningful gun legislation despite decades of tragic events which should have inspired change.

Handwoven copper wire, hand-knitted copper wire, copper bullets. Woven using a double-weave technique so that the bullets are encased in the fabric.

Available by commission only.
  • Craft & Design
  • copper, bullets
  • 2021
  • 61 x 88 x 1 cm
    24 x 34.625 x 0.375 inch

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