Cambria Harris’ healing through sewing after family loss

Artist Cambria Harris uses sewing and ribbon skirts to process grief after her mother’s 2022 death and her aunt’s 2023 passing, creating symbolic garments that reflect memory and reclamation.

Cambria Harris is an artist who has turned sewing into a form of expression and healing. She makes ribbon skirts, jackets, and dresses that carry symbolism and personal stories. Some pieces respond to public causes, and others mark personal milestones. Sewing has become central to her process after losing close family members in recent years. Known details: - Harris says art was an escape growing up and that sewing now carries meaning for each piece she creates. - She has made garments tied to public remembrance, including a piece for the National Day of Action for Missing and Murdered Indigenous Women, Girls, and Gender Diverse People and a jacket related to a coronation medal. - Her mother, Morgan Harris, was killed in 2022 by a convicted serial killer; her remains were found in the Prairie Green landfill after a nationwide push to have the site searched. - Her aunt, Crystal Harris, who raised her, had cancer and died on Feb. 15, 2023; Crystal gave Harris a sewing machine and had expressed a wish related to bringing her mother home. Summary: Harris’ sewing practice serves as a way to embroider memory and to reclaim cultural and personal space. Her garments function both as private mourning and public expression. Undetermined at this time.