Saturday, November 30, 2013

Stitched Deaths: Natalie Wood

(d. Nov. 29, 1981)





















Placed on a sculpture of a mother dancing on waves with her children
Narragansett Beach, Narragansett, RI

Quote by Natalie Wood, herself.

Tuesday, November 26, 2013

Stitched Deaths: Lee Harvey Oswald

(d. Nov. 24, 1963)
















Placed in the Avon Cinema, Providence, RI
Third row from the back, fifth seat in (Oswald was arrested in this seat at the Texas Theatre)

Quote is from his diaries.

(A shot in the dark is hard to come by. I'm lucky to have gotten any photographs at all. The usher asked, "Is that yours?," seeing the pillow sitting in the seat. I said yes and proceeded to the exit quickly, after she turned her back.)

Stitched Deaths: John F. Kennedy

(d. Nov. 22, 1963)























Placed on the front steps of the State House, Providence, RI
On Nov. 22, 2013

Quote from the JFK American University Speech, June 10, 1963

Saturday, November 16, 2013

Stitched Deaths: DJ Screw

(d. Nov. 16, 2000)





















Placed among the cough syrup bottles in Rite Aid, Branch Ave. Providence, RI
















Lyric from the Lil Wayne track, "Rich as Fuck"



Sunday, November 3, 2013

Stitched Deaths: Laika

(d. Nov. 3, 1957)




















Placed in a pile of dog chew toys at Petco in Cranston, RI

Quote from Oleg Gazenko, the Soviet scientist responsible for Laika's trip

Friday, November 1, 2013

Stitched Deaths: Adrienne Shelly

(d. Nov. 1 2006)




















Placed in a shower stall at Lowe's in Cranston, RI

Part of an ongoing series.