Body Shaming
In the fall of 2018, I did a textile art project with a group of young teenaged girls. Over the span of two month, they each made a textile collage themed around dress codes, clothing norms and body image. It was enlightening and very interesting to hear about their thoughts
Give and Take
Regina Marzlin, Antigonish, Nova Scotia, Canada The theme “Compromise” immediately brought to my mind the phrase “give and take”. This is what for me compromise is all about – you meet somewhere in the middle, and each party has to give and take to reach a compromise. I wanted to
Living in the Bubble
Living in Nova Scotia, Canada, at the very edge of the country, has some disadvantages. We often feel isolated and are far away from the busy centres with all their options. But in times of a pandemic, all those apparent disadvantages suddenly turned to being positive things. The virus was
Geographical Isolation
Growing up and living in Germany for the first decades of my life, I was living in the centre of Europe, in a densely populated area. We were just a few hours by car from Amsterdam or Paris. We didn’t think anything of going by bus or train to destinations
Untangle the News
The prompt “Media” made me think of investigative journalism right away. I’ve always been in awe of newspaper journalists that write diligently researched, sometimes risky and eye-opening feature articles on matters of importance to the social and political life of a country. In some countries it’s outright dangerous, and journalists
Investigative Journalism
The prompt “Media” is very fitting for our current times. I believe that independent media are a necessary cornerstone of a functioning democracy. Of course, no media is truly independent and impartial, but some are better than others in this aspect. The byline of the Washington Post newspaper is “Democracy
Nurturing Seeds
The prompt “Garden, Parks and Green Spaces” hooked me right on the first word: garden. I live in a small town of 5000 people in a rural area in Nova Scotia, Canada. We are surrounded by lots of green spaces, woods, beaches and beautiful rolling hills. There are some parks
Trust in Science
Coping with the current pandemic relies heavily on cooperating and sharing. The thought that came to my mind right away was the sharing of scientific data and statistical data. Countries have to share their data and statistics so scientists and subsequently politicians can get a clear picture of how the
Sharing data
The prompt “Cooperation and Sharing” is very fitting these days as we rely on scientists all over the world cooperating and sharing. This is usually the case in the scientific community anyway, but even more important now. Countries have to share their data and statistics so scientists and subsequently politicians
Regina Marzlin
Regina Marzlin Nova Scotia, Canada After immigrating to Canada from Germany in 2003 I discovered the fascination of quilting, first as a traditional craft, increasingly as a means for artistic expression. I taught myself how to use a sewing machine and learned techniques mostly from books. I wanted to learn
No fences
I live in a small town of 5000 people, so it feels like the whole town is my neighbourhood. My direct surroundings consist of detached family homes. The lot sizes are generous with green spaces between houses and lots of nice gardens, trees, and small unkempt wilderness areas. What I