Is Like a Day Without Sunshine
39” x 50”

Selected for Exhibit in the Echo Gallery at the Daytona Beach Ocean Center as part of a Volusia County Historical Exhibit, April 2023. The work will be available for delivery if purchased at the conclusion of the exhibit, approx. August 2023.

This work was inspired by a bike ride through DeLeon Springs. We had parked the car next to this abandoned packing warehouse, once operated for Bob White Oranges by Theodore Strawn growers. The warehouse is in disrepair. A look into its windows is compelling and evocative. I wanted to capture the sense of loss it represents. Small historical photos are embedded in the window panes and text describing the once-thriving operation is buried in the dried grass throughout the quilt. The workers are based on historical photos of pickers in the groves. The title comes from the popular marketing campaign for Florida oranges used throughout the late twentieth century, “Breakfast without orange juice is like a day without sunshine.”

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