Mend with Me | Bandana Memories: Unbuttoned

“Make time for the people
who know when to talk and when to sit beside you.
Be that person for somebody else.”
— Shawn Ashman, Fifty Lines of Wisdom

I wore my Jamaican bandana with pride when I represented Jamaica. In Mend with Me, I use that fabric to reflect on the quiet ways we care for one another. Sometimes mending begins when someone pulls up a chair and stays long enough for you to say what’s on your mind.

Mend with Me is one of eleven original mixed-media artworks in Bandana Memories: Unbuttoned, a collection pairing Jamaican bandana fabric with poetry about turning fifty.

Artist: Shawn Ashman
Collection: Bandana Memories: Unbuttoned
Medium: Mixed media with Jamaican bandana fabric
Artwork type: Original artwork
Framed: Yes
Artwork size: 14″ × 14″