My solo exhibit of a new series of Spirit Portraits opened at the ArtCenter Sarasota on January 25, 2024. The opening Reception was held on Jan 25th from 6 to 8 p.m. Eastern. In “Black Women: Music of the Heart & Soul,” I celebrate Black women singers, songwriters, and composers who played groundbreaking roles in […]
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The Quilting Storyteller By Regina Abernathy Regina Abernathy is an artist and storyteller who has self published a very personal book. In her book, she draws from her life experiences to show how she has captured and preserved African American history through her art quilts I was impressed by the very intimate way that she
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Art quilt tutorial on making text and using embellishments
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We now have a free and (relatively) easy way to document our quilts. Our work does NOT need to be lost in history. The Quilt Index is an amazing digital archive of quilts that is free and open to everyone. Here’s an overview from their site. The Quilt Index is an open access, digital repository
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This is sooooo exciting! Dr. Carolyn Mazloomi has been awarded a USA Artists Fellowship. Carolyn Mazloomi is one of 60 artists so honored. Visit her website HERE. Carolyn has been a mentor and friend for many, many years. It is so exciting to see her receive such a prestigious award as a recognition of all
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If I could sew with anyone, my choice would be to teach my sisters and nieces and nephews and great nieces to make quilts or wallhangings. I’d love to pass along my love of the cloth to them. Maybe one day! And, of course we would play with African textiles in a thoroughly modern way.
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My favorite Sewlebrity is….Dr. Carolyn L. Mazloomi! Carolyn has been a champion for so many African American art quilters for many years. She has been a mentor to our entire community. We owe her a deep, deep debt of gratitude. And, the entire quilting and art community is richer and deeper and more vibrant and
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I love mixed media, especially when textiles are involved. I love the process of combining found objects, purchased objects, paint, sewing, textile, construction, and on and on. This post is about one exploration into mixed media. (Today’s post in the Blog Writing series detours from the prompt.) Several years ago, I read a wonderful Book,
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Today’s 31 Day Blog Writing Challenge prompt was ‘first quilt projects’ and I will share a few of those. And, I’m going to detour and also talk about just a few of my early important influences too. I started quilting over 30 years ago to make family quilts. Unfortunately, I don’t have photos of those
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I am thrilled to announce a new series of interviews with some of my Quilt Friends– all artists , quilters, curators, designers and entrepreneurs—now available on my YouTube channel. The series is called “On the Design Wall”. I have just uploaded the first two interviews in this series with many more to come in the
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