From a series of small, hand-sewn patches by artist Mary Yaeger: "Christine de Pisan at her computer," 1999.
Christine de Pisan at her computer reflects my interest in combining historical female icons with contemporary imagery. The work was inspired by the 14th century feminist writer, Christine de Pisan (1364-1430). She is the first woman to earn a living from writing. In her Book of the City of Ladies (1405), she argued that women's education should be equal to man's."
Yaeger first created the design as gouache on paper, then transferred it onto a 3.75"-diameter piece of polyester satin. You can buy an unframed print for $50.
Check out the other amazing patch-work on her website — Control Panels (shown above), Feminine Appliances, Breast Exam and Mastectomy, and others. I'd love to buy a bunch for my laptop case, but they're costly, one-of-a-kind objets d'art.
