Adam Crouch – Australian AIDS Memorial Quilt panel

Quilt panel, part of Australian AIDS Memorial Quilt, in memory of 'Adam Crouch ', cotton / ink, made by Paquita Crouch and Ann, Sydney, New South Wales, Australia, 2002 Rectangular quilt panel, landscape orientation. bordered with blue cotton border. Panel divided in three. The left contains photo with 'Adam Crouch 7th February, 1961-14th June 2001' above and two poems below; all in embroidered letters. The centre contains embroidered seahorse and butterflies with the words 'Mum / Paquita'. The right contains appliquéd tree, heart, stars, wings, paint brushes and container and assembly of ten human figures depicting a hospital scene with the words 'You are always with us Adam, Ann and Paquita' The quilt was made in Sydney, New South Wales, Australia in 2002 by Paquita Crouch and Ann. Information received with the quilt "The section with the embroidered seahorse is because Adam always wanted a seahorse tattooed on his shoulder and so I made him one! The embroidered poems and Adam's picture on another section are poems of love from me. The quilted section was made by a nursing colleague, Ann, ... and showed Adam's artistic side, his caring for people and love of nature.”