My old splattered and smudged paint rags contain a beauty that records years of my studio practice. Now, these cleaning cloths are my teachers—as I stitch, I follow each rag’s texture and design. In honoring the formation of each remnant, I find beauty in what would ordinarily be discarded.

An article about the Remnant series can be found at https://www.textileartist.org/patricia-brown-from-rags-to-stitches