angles ▁in ▁the ▁center ▁of ▁the ▁bag ▁as ▁well ▁as ▁wra ps ▁around ▁the ▁bag . ▁This ▁particular ▁design ▁is ▁inspired ▁by ▁a ▁star ▁qu ilt ▁that ▁her ▁mother ▁had ▁gift ed ▁her ▁father ▁when ▁they ▁first ▁got ▁married . ▁Thompson ▁created ▁this ▁for ▁her ▁father ▁as ▁a ▁form ▁of ▁hon oring ▁her ▁father ▁as ▁well ▁as ▁saying ▁good bye . ▁The ▁text iles ▁represented ▁" the ▁contain ▁memory ▁to ▁reflect ▁and ▁tell ▁a ▁difficult ▁story ". ▁Ass um ptions ▁is ▁a ▁piece ▁in ▁her ▁collection ▁" Where ▁I ▁fit ", ▁Thompson ▁expl ores ▁her ▁native ▁her itage ▁and ▁clar ifies ▁some ▁rum ors ▁that ▁are ▁assumed ▁by ▁those ▁who ▁aren ' t ▁Native ▁American . The ▁piece ▁is ▁a ▁consider ▁a ▁mixed ▁media ▁piece ▁because ▁this ▁piece ▁was ▁created ▁with ▁bott le ▁caps ▁that ▁are ▁we aved ▁into ▁a ▁O j ib we ▁design . ▁The ▁purpose ▁of ▁this ▁piece ▁is ▁to ▁show ▁the ▁s tere ot ype ▁of ▁Al co hol ism ▁has ▁affected ▁the ▁Native ▁American ▁culture . ▁ ▁Ex hib itions ▁and ▁collections ▁ ▁Thompson ▁has ▁a ▁few ▁pieces ▁that ▁are ▁in ▁the ▁permanent ▁collections ▁of ▁the ▁Minnesota ▁Historical ▁society . ▁Her ▁works ▁was ▁also ▁showed ▁in ▁exhib itions ▁at ▁the ▁Minnesota ▁Museum ▁of ▁American ▁Art , ▁McK night ▁Foundation , ▁Min ne apolis ▁Institute ▁of ▁Art ▁( 2 0 1 5 ), ▁and ▁the ▁Pla ins ▁Art ▁Museum ▁( 2 0 1 5 ). ▁She ▁has ▁also ▁exhib ited ▁at ▁the ▁following ▁locations : ▁▁▁ ▁" Where ▁I