Stitches of Sacred Spaces

For this student artist, embroidery is a business, a creative outlet and a spiritual discipline.

Before this summer, rest often eluded Claire Davey, a junior sociology major. It felt out of her reach between nights packed with extracurriculars and weekends studying away in the library. But this summer, while living in Louisville, Kent., Davey took a rare pause–and turned to stitching. 
Like her embroidery needle, art has always weaved its way into Davey’s life. At Wheaton, she finds ways to share her embroidered creations with the campus community through events like Student Art, Stude...

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Alayna Carlock

Alayna Carlock is a junior English literature and French double major. Though she was born in North Carolina, she grew up in different places throughout the Middle East. She enjoys reading, listening to music, and will almost always have a chai latte in hand.

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