Image description (from the artist): A flat white sheet with hand-stitched text and six degraded black and white photos. The photos are in rows of 2 with text between above and below each row. All of the photos are severely deteriorated, making it hard to identify the subjects. Around each figure in the photos are dotted black lines made with black thread. The first row of text reads, “Hi Mhairi how are you? xx” in white thread. There is a black oval border around all sections of text, making them appear as text messages. The first photo is an older white woman with short hair holding a young girl with pigtails. The woman smiles and the girl is sucking her thumb. The second photo is the same older woman but a close up portrait where she is looking down. She has a closed-mouthed smile. The second text reads, “I hear you are getting very tall!” This text spills past the border of the pillowcase. The thread ombre’s from white to dark blue. The fourth photo is the same woman but younger. She wears a white t-shirt and a backpack. The fourth photo is the woman sitting on the grass, smiling at the camera. The third text reads, “hi” (all lowercase) stitched in dark blue thread. The fifth photo is the woman standing smiling at the camera. The sixth photo is the woman also standing but with a purse in her hands. The final text reads, “you are quiet :)” (all lowercase) stitched with black thread.

Image description 2: A textile artwork featuring six black-and-white photographic images transferred onto fabric, with a worn and distressed texture. Embroidered text in speech bubble shapes overlays the images, reading: "Hi Mum, how are you? xx", "I hear you are getting very tall!", "hi", and "you are quiet ☺" in stitched handwriting. The text uses white, blue, and black thread.