liezel graham

author | poet | thread artist

I am a storyteller and a poet.

I use words and thread, pencil and needle, paper and fabric.

my work is an ongoing conversation with myself.

Category: stitching — ‘words with elizabeth’ project

a narrative stitching project about childhood memories of domestic violence

  • i am taking my words on a journey to honour the women and men in my family line who were held captive, in so many ways, by domestic violence. i could tell a hundred small stories of my people who lived two lives—a respectable and facing outward, and another one hidden behind closed doors. i…