7 Days, 6 Weeks

During the lockdown, when the first quarantine orders came out, and notice of the first death in San Antonio, I decided to make the numbers more real by making a patch each day (8' by 10") that included data about the Covid-19 cases in Bexar County. Each black x represented a death; each red x , 10 deaths; each each white x a recovery. After 6 weeks it was clear that I could not fit so many stitches on one small patch. I placed the pieces on a vintage damask table cloth, leaving the patches with background showing that made it more calendar- like.