Fred Thomas 40"x30" Chemiz Madiok (Patchwork Shirt) 2016 Mixed Media on Canvas Painting #5CFT Artists/Magloire Rolande and voodoo symbolism in a

and voodoo symbolism in a personal style that combined surrealism and naive art

In 1937 her family came to Port-au-Prince after the hurricane-ravaged Haiti's south

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Catholic vestments and Masonic aprons

Fred Thomas 40"x30" Chemiz Madiok (Patchwork Shirt) 2016 Mixed Media on Canvas Painting #5CFT Artists/Magloire Rolande and voodoo symbolism in aFred Thomas painted this original 40"x 30" mixed media on canvas painting. This painting is an abstract patchwork shirt titled "Chemiz Madiok." The artist said: "Chemiz Madiok: In this painting, I try to evoke the similarity of the patchwork with the Haitian madiok. Madiok involves sewing small pieces of fabric (retay) by hand or using a sewing machine to create flannels, underwear, bed covers, dresses, shirts, tablecloths, etc. Peasants mainly wore