K,L — Redwork: The Emperor of Atlantis

Mary Kainer

“I was inspired (to choose this image) by the images in the Museum of Women in Vietnam on my recent travels.”

Kaitlyn Karns

Sushma Kaushal

“I love my son.”

Sushma Kaushal

Sushma Kaushal

“I like flowers.”

Jordan Kasza

Helen Kavouris

“(Daisies are) delicate, but resilient.”

Alexandra Kim

“I’ve always wanted to contribute to your fabulous work and things never aligned with your stitching workshops. I saw Star’s patterns on your FB page and with the terrible news about the children’s remains found at Kamloops Residential School this seemed like a good chance to change that. I chose this pattern because the atrocity is just so recent. I was born the same year this school closed; it’s not history it’s something we need to address now. Both my daughter and I have long hair, Catherine’s usually plaited. This image reminds me that I am so fortunate to have her and to try and imagine the pain of all those mothers and families who have lost their children. We need to make sure everyone knows this history and acts to change.”

Hannah King

“I have always been an advocate and strong supporter of women have the right to bodily autonomy, and this photo really spoke to me. It makes me quite angry and frustrated that the governments of the world are making decisions for women that have no benefits to the women dealing with it and rather are only their because of their own beliefs.”

Barbara Klunder

Niku Koochak

Niku Koochak

Teesha Komal

“I chose this image because it depicted smiling First Nation boys with a priest. This happy imagery, however, is a far cry from the experience of children at residential schools.”

Kate Korycki

“I study collective memory and see the recent wave of de-commemorations as an important moment of heating up of our conversation about the past (and thus a future). Further, I would have loved to pick a falling Lenin, since I come from communist Poland - alas, the image would have to be problematized - post-communism has brought much pain to the region and reversed much good that happened. So instead, I am picking a less controversial Macdonald.”

Meghan Krauss

“Although I am a white woman of settle decent, this image of a strong mother protecting her children and home resonated with me. This is the epitome of a mother's love. I feel this, as I too would do anything to protect my children.”

Tamara Krpic

“This image brought me to tears. I still have so much to learn on the harm Canada has done to First Nations.”

Tamara Krpic

“The sinking statue has emotion in its gaze as if deeply understanding of the reasons behind its toppling; as if full of regrets for the Indigenous people; as if it has finally accomplished its full purpose.”

Amelie Laberge

“As a white women living in Montreal, I work every day to be a better listener, to not only share the space but, more often, leave the space for IBPOC presence and words. With this image of a McDonald's monument crashed by activists, I litterally translate this idea in the material world: Leave this space, it is not yours. Decolonize now.”

Elizabeth Lamarche

“I taught English as a volunteer to refugees and new arrivals to Canada. They came from Ukraine, Afghanistan, Mexico, and China. I wanted them to feel welcome here as they adjusted to life in a new country.”

Kasia Latos

Kasia Latos

Julie-Ann Latulippe

“When I think about the September 11 attacks, it is generally the photograph of one of the planes hitting the towers that comes to my mind. It has become a symbol. But because of its scale, it makes me forget about the human dimension of this violent act. So I feel the need to connect with the horror of that day, to look at it, to remember the traumas and the grieving families.”

Julie-Ann Latulippe

“This is the second image I will embroider and I wanted to work on a more soothing image after a representation of suffering related to war.”

Nini Le

Nini Le

Kathy Lease

“My kids have nick named me the goat, so it seems appropriate to do this one.”

Jacob Le Gallais

“My own art practice usually deals with the animal image, and so this is always something I find myself attracted to. Additionally, I do feel it is just as important to the project to contribute the “traditional” patterns as well as the political patterns, and I enjoy the subtle political “under-message” that is possible to read from Noah’s Ark Biblical images.”

Vanessa Ymele Leki

“The image of the Vietnamese parents fleeing with their five children made me think of my own parents and how much they’ve done (and keep doing) for my siblings and I. There is little that compares to the love expressed by parents and family. I am blessed and forever grateful for my family.”

Donald Leung

Donald Leung

Donald Leung

Maude Levasseur

“I choose this image because it makes me deeply uncomfortable. It shows how messy and deep racism and colonialism is. It shows how intent is less important than impact. This White nurse is probably kind, these little Inuit kids may enjoy the story but still it is a very racist book, it is not their stories, she is not their mother, aunt or elder. It allows me to remember that no matter how committed I am, how "informed" and "educated" , I am still a white person, living on stolen land gaining from White supremacy and colonialism.”

Yi Ming Li

“I liked how the cat stares at the viewer with its beatiful, glamorous eyes while wearing a ribbon bow. It gives it a nice quality.”

Eva Li

“I have been deeply saddened by current political state of my birth place, Hong Kong. I wish there will be a Noah's Ark to rescue all the pro-democracy fighters out of this down spiraling situation.”