Heather the hammerhead

slow stitched textile art doll from recycled fabric of a hammerhead shark with its mouth opened

It was business as usual.

I stitched irregular shapes to one another into a shell, filled it with remnants to give it shape.

Plus a little more in the belly so it’ll sit straighter, taller, and it broke.

Right in the centre where the human ribcage would be to protect the heart and lungs.

I patched the gaping hole with what’s left on the desk— a blossom print.

Flowers always find their way to life abandoned.

Her heart will never stop breathing.

I call her Heather.

2 hammerhead art dolls, one meek and another vocal, handmade of upcycled old clothings
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