If the African American tradition of quilting has begun to find its place in the contemporary art world, it’s thanks in no small part to Carolyn Mazloomi, a self-taught quilter who has been a champion ...
Getting your Trinity Audio player ready... Grand Junction, Colo. – Visual depth is Esterita Austin’s trademark, whether it’s stones at the bottom of a deep well, arched portals or ancient ruins. She’s ...
The Virginia Quilt Museum is swinging into the new year with four new exhibits, including one that focuses on endangered species.
Carla Stehr’s “Anemones” in “Cutting Edge” at the Washington State History Musuem. Washington State History Museum Courtesy Rather like watercolors, quilts are a medium that attracts a big range of ...
What happened to quilts? Industrialization rendered their production time inefficient; the heterogenization of the work force left women, the chief producers of the coverings, with little time or ...
NEW YORK (Reuters) - Looking at an American folk quilt is like being engulfed in a starburst of swirling shapes and vibrant colours. "Unfolding Stories: Culture and Tradition in American Quilts," an ...
I believe that African-American history should be as complete as the history of the dominant or the mainstream population of the country. So when I saw that African-American quilt history was becoming ...
The Virginia Quilt Museum is swinging into the new year with four new exhibits, including one that focuses on endangered ...