Jadelynn St Dre, FORCE: Upsetting Rape Culture, and Anonymous Artists
Monument Quilt square
8’x8’
Fabric, Paint Marker
2019

Monument Quilt Square is a 8’x8’ fabric, paint marker piece created in 2019 by Jadelynn St Dre, FORCE: Upsetting Rape Culture, and Anonymous Artists. Jadelynn’s piece is located in the bottom right corner. The central artwork has a vibrant red background with diagonal gold and white stripes in the corners. In the middle, there is a yellow, stylized fist raised in the air, outlined with white. Above the fist, white circles and half-circles show phases of the moon in an arc, with a full moon at the top center. Around the edges, handwritten text reads: “My healing keeps time with the moon.” (top left corner) and “Always fluid, and with a raised fist.” (bottom right corner). The bottom left square contains variously colored and patterned cut-out letters. The text reads: “ABA IGNORES OUR NO LISTEN TO AUTISTIC VOICES”. The letters are arranged in a slightly uneven manner across the banner. The word “NO” is especially prominent, decorated with a border of colorful buttons. In the top left square is a piece that focuses on intergenerational trauma. On top of the red fabric displays bold black and white text and painted figures. The top of the fabric reads “INTERGENERATIONAL TRAUMA.” Directly underneath is a painted mountainous landscape, and below that is a heading: “1915 ARMENIAN GENOCIDE BY THE OTTOMAN TURKS.”  The central part shows hand-painted images of women and girls in distress, some with outstretched arms and others covering faces. Words and phrases are scattered across the fabric, including “SEX SLAVE – TURKISH HAREM,” “RAPE,” “PTSD,” “EMOTIONALLY DAMAGED MOTHER,” “RANDOM ATTACKS,” and “HOME.” The background and much of the design use shades of red, and white lines and outlines highlight the figures and text. Finally, the top right square of the quilt is decorated with colorful cut-out fabric text that reads “I CAME FOR THE WRECK & NOT THE STORY OF THE WRECK – Adriene Rich.”