Have you visited the fundraising website Kickstarter? At the moment, sistah quilter Marion Coleman is trying to raise funds to travel to Lithuania this fall as part of the Kaunas Textile Biennial '11 and to attend the European Textile Network conference. Have a look at her project today and view her video. If you decide to make a donation, you won't be charged unless the total amount she is seeking is pledged by a certain date. Marion's six part narrative quilt series will be on exhibit in Lithuania. Best wishes Marion! Enjoy!
Marian Wright-Edelman (standing) is visiting quilters at the Mount Beulah Center, operated by the Delta Ministry of National Council of Churches in Mississippi, according to a June 1966 Ebony magazine article. The quilters would send the completed pieces to an African American owned cooperative in Jackson to be sold. Just consider - quilts as a revenue generator way back in 1966! Enjoy!
I met Ravin J. Hill at the memorial service for quilter Gwen Magee. Gwen had been an artistic mentor to Ravin, a graduate of Tougaloo College (BA) and Florida State University (MS Art Ed). She's a bright, engaging, imaginative quilter. It was a delight to meet her - and especially as we spirited away to the parking lot to see two quilts she had in her car, including a pink and green memorial story quilt she made to honor a best friend.
The January 1987 issue of Ebony magazine featured this state of Alabama tourism ad - "Follow the Achievements of Black Alabamians." The ad features noted Freedom Quilting Bee members
If you are in the New York area, visit the exhibit "Pieced Together; Moscow Meets Harlem" at the National Arts Club in Manhattan, June 14-27, 2011. Marina Kovalyou, president of the Russian American Foundation, and quilter Laura Gadson co-curated the show. Nearly two dozen works by artists such as Michael Cummings, Gadson, N. Fedotovsky, Ife Felix, Dindga McCannon, Paula Wynters, Lidia Semenova, and L. Stepenova are included. (Photo by Mariela Lombard for the NY Daily News.) Enjoy!
