Decision Portraits

This blog documents and explains the DECISION PORTRAIT SERIES by South Carolinian fiber artist Susan Lenz. The Decision Portrait Series blog has undergone several major changes since its ince...

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  ADOPTION.  Stitched words:  I contacted my birth parents.  Xylene photo transfer on tea-stained muslin.  Hand embroidery and beading.  Unframed, 25" x 19"; Framed, 31" x 25".  Clic...

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    ADVOCATE.  Stitched words: Letting Other Men Know They Aren't Alone; Breast Cancer Survivor. Xylene photo transfer on tea-stained muslin.  Hand embroidery and beading on tea-stained...

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  ARGENTINE TANGO DANCER.  Stitched words:  I took up TANGO at age 60.  Xylene photo transfer on tea-stained muslin.  Hand embroidery and beading.  25" x 19" unframed; 31" x 25" frame...

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  AT RISK ADOPTION.  Stitched words: A Family Decision. Xylene photo transfer on tea-stained muslin. Hand beaded and stitched. 31" x 41", framed.  Click on image to enlarge. Permanentl...

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ATHEIST. Stitched main words: Atheist. No Creator in the Sky; No Damnation...just Evolutionary Phenomena. Smaller words: I just don't believe that there's anyone out there...no creator wit...

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(Above:  AYLAH, Decision Portrait Series.  25" x 19".  Xylene photo transfer on tea-stained muslin with seat belt, beads and hand embroidery.  Some of the beads are very special ... ostric...

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  BALD IS BEAUTIFUL. Stitched words: Shaved for Charity. Xylene photo transfer on tea-stained muslin. Hand stitched and beaded. 25" x 19" unframed; 31" x 25" framed.  Click on image to en...

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  BEHIND ON THE MORTGAGE. Stitched large words: Some how...Some way...I'm keeping my home.  Smaller words:  Just do it; $; Adult College Student; Single MOM in debt; Home Sweet Home; Wha...

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  BLOOD DONOR. Stitched words: Saving Lives One Pint at a Time. Xylene photo transfer on tea-stained muslin. Hand stitched and beaded. 25" x 17" unframed; 31” x 25” framed.  Click on ...

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  BOOMERANG CHILD. Stitched words: Living with Dad....Again. Xylene photo transfer on tea-stained muslin. Hand embroidery and beading.  Unframed: 25" x 19"; framed 31" x 25".  Click on i...

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  BRITTA, TWINS AT 42. Stitched words:  Twins at age 42.   Xylene transfer on tea-stained muslin with hand embroidery.  25” x 19” unframed; 31” x 25” framed. Click on image to ...

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  BROKEN NEST, Decision Portrait Series. Stitched words: Threw an unruly child OUT. Xylene photo transfer on tea-stained muslin. Hand stitched and beaded.  25" x 19" unframed; 31" x 25" f...

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  BUDDHIST.  Stitched words:  Seeking Enlightenment…repeated.  Xylene photo transfer on tea stained muslin.  Hand beaded and stitched.  25” x 19 unframed; 31” x 25” framed.  ...

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  CHEATER. Stitched word: Unfaithful. Xylene photo transfer on tea-stain muslin. Hand beaded and stitched. 25" x 19" unframed; 31" x 25" framed.  Click on image to enlarge. Some pieces ...

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  CHILDLESS.  Stitched words: My hysterectomy forever changed my life. Xylene photo transfer on tea-stained muslin. Hand embroidery and beading.  25" x 19" unframed; 31" x 25" framed.  ...

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CHRISTIAN.  Stitched words:  Born 1947.  Born Again 2008.  Xylene transfer on tea-stained muslin with sheer chiffon. Free motion machine embroidery with hand stitching and beading. 25 ...

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  COLD TURKEY. Stitched words: We quit smoking after 40+ years. Xylene photo transfer on tea stained muslin. Hand stitched and beaded. 25” x 31” unframed; 31” x 37” framed. Click o...

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  COLLEGE STUDENT.  Stitched words around “star”:  Never Too Late to Learn.  Background words include various college majors. Xylene transfer on tea-stained muslin.  Hand embroider...

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  CREATIONIST.  Stitched words: Darwin is wrong. Xylene photo transfer on tea-stained muslin. Hand embroidery and beading. 25" x 19" unframed; 31" x 25" framed.  Click on image to enlarg...

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  DEALING WITH ALZHEIMER'S. Stitched words: I put my father in a home; Roosevelt was always the president; He thought I was his brother; The hardest part was taking him from my mother. Xyl...

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  DEATH WISH. Stitched words: I just wanted to lie down and never wake up...Ignored...Social Outcast...Cut wrist and a bottle of aspirin...Loner...Psych Ward...Beaten...At 16 I thought it ...

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  DRAG QUEEN.  Stitched words:  I was meant for this.  Xylene photo transfer on tea-stained muslin.  Hand embroidery and beading.  Unframed:  25" x 19"; Framed 31" x 25".  Click on ...

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    (Above:  DUI I.  Click on image to enlarge.) DUI: DRIVING UNDER THE INFLUENCE, II, I, and III. Stitched words on each portrait:  I made a mistake.  Xylene photo transfer on tea-st...

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EDUCATING AT HOME.  Stitched words:  His primary educator for 10 1/2 years.  Xylene photo transfer on tea-stained muslin.  Hand stitched and beaded.  Unframed:  25" x 19"; Framed 31"...

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