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I learned to be the best that I could be, to be compassionate towards myself and other, and to be humble. These have given me insight, inspiration, and an endearing process for growth and discovery. \r\n \r\nI have loved art all of my life and have created various forms of art over the years. I have lived in six states during during my lifetime. I presently live in Pittsburgh, PA Pittsburgh is a metropolitan city with a multicultural population, a broad spectrum of entertainment, sports, art and cultural organizations, and educational institutions. \r\n \r\nMy most serious and consistent art work has been done during the past twenty years, starting with watercolor painting. I soon felt a desire to experiment with acrylic, paper making, and mixed media art. In 2002 after retirement, I joined a quilting group...something I longed to do for years. Now quilting has become the sphere of my artistic focus. "No wonder, Mama and I talked about quilting for years, but never got around to it... she was a seamstress". \r\n \r\nI worked for the Pittsburgh Public School District for 20 years, coordinating a program for at risk students. In an earlier occupation I served for 10 years as a Drug Prevention Coordinator for Allegheny County. My first quilt memory was the quilts that we slept under as children in our home and in our grandmothers homes. They were warm, and had stitching you could trace with your finger. I have one that I always thought was mine...made especially for me, because the blocks are in an "H" design. Once I began to attend the quilting class I was like a "bull in a fabric store", I had found my "niche", I become a potential fabric hoarder, again, and learned that all colors go together. I made blocks from demonstrations, instructions, and from liberated designs. \r\n \r\nMy first and only teacher is Sandra German, who is an master quilter, and a great teacher. The name of the group is The Mount Arrat Quilting Group. This is mainly a demonstration and instruction class that exhibits periodically, and creates quilts for the day care center graduates, annually. I also belong to Women of Visions, Inc., a group of multi-talented artists whose work span from ceramist, to painters, to sculptors, to mixed media and fiber artist; providing opportunities for exhibitions, education, collaborations, and a W.O.V. Image Blog. The Pierians Inc., is a National Organization that is member and chapter driven, and recognizes an emerging artist, every two years. Chapters conduct art gems to celebrate art and local artist. \r\n \r\nThe amount of time that I spend quilting is approximately six to ten hours weekly. If I'm working on a special project that time may change based on several variables, number of quilts I am working on, time commitment, daily schedule, etc. I quilt both day and night, and find that night time is more calming. \r\n \r\nMy present work space is combined within a seating area and includes a sewing machine, small cutting space, thread cabinet, and fabric on three sides, at arms reach, sometimes in proper storage areas, sometimes not. I am renovating a space for a new art and sewing studio with lots of storage, which will be available in six weeks. The tools that are important to me are a good cutting board, a sharp rotary cutter and scissors, and stell clad "patience". My favorite techniques include liberated and abstract designs, applique, paper piecing using multi-image or textures fabrics like geometric (angles, lines, repeated images, batiks, ----) I prefer working with cotton fabrics or blends. I have gained the title "scrap diva" because I like using the small pieces for my favorite technique..."CRAZY" quilt design. Some of my quilting buddies bring me their scraps, and I am thrilled to receive them. I am also collecting upholstery fabrics and some textured pieces to experiment with, in making wall hangings. \r\n \r\nThe steps I use in designing my quilts often begin with some sketching and measuring. I use regular composition books with lines which allow me to graph. I think about the category of title of the exhibition, to drive my thinking and focus my influence. I enjoy the process of integrating the steps, discoveries and reflections into a meaningful work of art. However, it is sometimes difficult even though the finished product seem simple. Sometimes I ask myself..."why did you struggle with that?" More often it's the story quilts and their design that I contemplate more vigilantly about. I enjoy searching for a design, combining designs, or creating the design myself, and selecting the fabrics. I never have the right fabric for a special quilt, so that means I have to go shopping in two or three stores to find that "just right" piece of fabrics. I find the finished quilt most pleasing, but every step or stage is also pleasing when you like what you have done. It is also pleasing when you get complements from others. \r\n \r\nMy family members are overjoyed that I am having success with my quilts at this time in my life. My grand children also express excitement, and it is a good message to them about success. They show interest in my work by asking questions and giving praise. My sisters have shown delight in many ways, i.e., attending exhibitions, sharing my accomplishments with their friends, buying the catalogue for themselves and others, sending me personal messages of congratulations, etc. \r\n \r\nI believe a number of things make a great quilt, such as the design, structure, stitching, and fabrics. Not all of these have to be included but some combination make up a great quilt. An artistically powerful quilt has form/ a great pattern, good execution, points of interest, and an inviting color combination. A great quiltmaker has compassion that is seen in her/his work consistently. \r\n \r\nI am inspired by many of the early quilters who made quilts using whatever fabrics that they could acquire, form simple and liberated patterns. I like the uncomplicated design, and I see this technique transcending in my work. I especially like the crazy quilt pattern, the disappearing nine patch, and applique images. 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Quilter's Journal, vol. IV, no. 4 for more information on Betty Harriman. Book, Mary Schafer and Her Quilts by Marston and Cunningham; Michigan State University Museum, 1990.","SourceOtherF006a":"Museum employee","OwnershipF082":"Public- Michigan State University Museum","OwnerNameF082a":"Michigan State University Museum","OwnerCityF084":"East Lansing","OwnerCountyF085":"Ingham","OwnerStateF086":"Michigan (MI)","AcquiredF058":"Purchase","ProvenanceF058a":"2/18/1998, Mary Vida Schafer","QuiltHistF059":"The top was made by Betty Harriman and Mary Schafer added the original center design and the border.","ReposFile":["https://kora.quiltindex.org/files/12-8-472/MichiganMSUMuseum-a0b7q6-a_8092.jpg"],"AccessF080":"Restricted","CopyRestF080c":"Michigan State University Museum","verify":"yes","verifiedby":"Donaldson, Beth","dateverified":"2007-12-11","dateverified_era":"CE","IfQmakerF007a":["Made entire quilt top"],"AddNotesF066":"Betty Harriman appliqued four complete and two half plume blocks, following through with an appliqued border on the two sides but only one end. 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If her walls could talk, perhaps they would tell us how she fought to outlive a system that owned her life, then struggled through the dark years that followed to build a home and a future. \r\n \r\n--Keisha Roberts","QuiltTitleF009":"Walls Talking: Mulatto Ex-Slave in Her House Near Greensboro, Alabama","AltNameF011":"house","QuiltTopF054":"Roberts, Keisha","QuiltedByF055":"Roberts, Keisah","IfQownerF007b":["Received as a gift"],"LocMadeF057a":"San Fransisco","ProvStateF057d":"California (CA)","ProvCountryF057f":["United States"],"DateQuiltF023":"2000-2025","DateFinishF023b":"2006","ReasonsF060":["Art or personal expression"],"PresUseF062":["Museum collection"],"GenderF098":["Female"],"CityF106a":"San Fransisco","StateF107":"California (CA)","BirthDateF099":"1977","EthnicF101":"African American","EdBkgdF102":"Roberts holds degrees in African and African American Studies, History, and Women’s Studies, and a certificate in CommunicatioRoberts holds degrees in African and African American Studies, History, and Women's Studies, and a certificate in Communications from Duke University, as well as a graduate certificate from The George Washington University's Museum Studies Program in Collection Care.","OtherF119a":"Keisha Roberts draws inspiration from African and African American history and culture, and the striking graphic composition of African textiles. 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She wrote the chapter Resistance and Political Struggles in the book Remembering Jim Crow: African Americans Tell About Life in the Jim Crow South, which won the Southern Regional Council’s Lillian Smith Book Award, the Multicultural Review’s Carey McWilliams Book Award, and the Library Journal’s Best Book of 2001 award.\r\n\r\nShe has curated and exhibited in solo, group, and traveling exhibitions across the country. 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A central medallion features Michigan with all the counties pieced in green fabrics, on a blue/white fabric representing the lakes. On three sides are blocks made by volunteers to represent aspects of Michigan, mounted on brown woodsy fabric. From top left, a yellow, red and black turtle on orange; a pieced farmstead; A crazy block with cherries; a beach, dunes and lake scene; a school house representing education; a red car on blue, representing the auto industry; silhouette of workers on a construction site, black on orange; musical instruments against rainbow background representing jazz and blues; Detroit skyline with large ship on the Detroit River in foreground; forest scene with birch trees; three figures: Muslim, Caucasian and African-American representing diversity. \r\n \r\nNote from maker: This quilt was designed to showcase the diversity of Michigan, its people and culture and its unique mitten shape. In the center all eighty three Michigan counties are represented in various shades of green fabric. When the light shines behind the fabric, some of the lighter greens allow the name of the county to show through. Five Congressional districts were added in a sheer fabric that drapes over associated counties. These show the result of the unfair redistricting process used by politicians to create "safe" districts for their political party. Across the top we proclaimed that we want “Every Vote to Count!” and across the bottom we told Michiganders that “It’s time WE draw the line!” The top corner block reminds Michiganders that Michigan’s Constitution states that “All political power is inherent in the people.” We wanted to impress Michigan voters for the need to take redistricting from the hands of the politicians. We wanted to feature the idea of voters choosing their politicians and not the other way around. The quilt was featured at fundraising events in the region and served as a backdrop to an historical grassroots initiative that was successful in the November 2018 mid-term elections. \r\n \r\nFrom the letter sent to community members, friends and fellow quilters by Chris Worland, who spearheaded the making of the quilt: \r\n \r\nGreetings Friends, \r\nI am working with a group of quilters from Voters Not Politicians (voters notpoliticians.com) a ballot question committee, working to bring the power back to the people of Michigan through a citizen led ballot initiative. You may have been asked to sign a petition to end gerrymandering through a ballot initiative by a member of this group. \r\nHere is a opportunity to use quilting to participate in the citizen initiative: \r\nDistrict 6, Team 4 of Voters not Politicians will be submitting a quilt to Art Prize this year. The purpose is to highlight the effect gerrymandering has on Michigan – its tortured voting districts and the voices left unrepresented. In this way, the quilt will be a piece of art work as well as a form of public education and protest. \r\nThe overall design will feature a map of Michigan’s 83 counties. A transparent overlay of the state’s 38 senate districts will cover the state map (and illustrate how these boundaries diverge from one another). Around the edges of the quilt will be squares depicting the great diversity – people, occupations, religions, places – that is Michigan \r\nWe would like the quilt to involve as many people/ hands as possible. So, we are inviting you to submit an idea, sketch, or photo that you would like to turn into a quilt square. We will select 15-18 of your submissions. \r\nHere are the particulars … \r\n1. Sketch a design or submit an idea for a quilt square that is 12” x 12” \r\n2. The image can be literal or abstract \r\n3. Use color if possible \r\n4. Photos are acceptable \r\n5. Have the image reflect something of the diversity found within the state. You might consider: \r\na. Racial diversity \r\nb. Ethnic diversity \r\nc. Traditions \r\nd. Mosques \r\ne. Churches \r\nf. Synagogues \r\ng. Ashrams \r\nh. Schools \r\ni. Teachers \r\nj. Factories \r\nk. Farms \r\nl. Labor groups and laborers \r\nm. Youth \r\nn. Elderly \r\no. Urban landscape \r\np. Rural landscape \r\nq. Great lakes (Lighthouses, ships, water) \r\nr. Forests/ wildlife \r\ns. Other \r\n6. Email the sketches/ideas to both: by FEBRUARY 25th 2018. We will contact you no later than March 15th if your idea was selected. \r\nThank you for considering participating in the important project, \r\nChris Worland","QuiltTitleF009":"Voters Not Politicians Quilt","SubjQuiltF025":"Gerrymandering","DateDataF006b":"2/7/2020","QuiltTopF054":"Miller, Karen B.","UniqueF104b":"These quilters volunteered their time and talents for the organization Voters Not Politicians, Region 6, Team 4 centered in Holt and Mason, Michigan. ","IfQownerF007b":["Purchased the quilt"],"LocMadeF057a":"East Lansing","ProvCountyF057b":"Ingham","ProvStateF057d":"Michigan (MI)","ProvCountryF057f":["United States"],"DateQuiltF023":"2000-2025","DateBegunF023a":"2018","DateFinishF023b":"2018","OtherF060a":"These quilters volunteered their time and talents for the organization Voters Not Politicians, Region 6, Team 4 centered in Holt and Mason, Michigan. This state-wide organization gathered more than 425,000 signatures from all eighty three counties in Michigan, educated voters using the quilt as a backdrop, and campaigned for a successful win of Proposal 2, defeating gerrymandering in November 2018.","PresUseF062":["Museum collection"],"TypeObjF008":"Finished quilt","OverallWidthF12a":"81 1/4\"","OverallLengthF012b":"90\"","OtherShapeEdgeF013a":"Mostly straight with the Upper Peninsula sticking out one side.","ShapeCornersF013b":"Straight","PredomColorsF014":["Blue","Green"],"OverallColorF14b":["Multicolor"],"OverCondF015":"Excellent/like new","TypeInscripF019":["Multiple Names","Message"],"ContInscripF020":"Top right block: \"All political power is inherent in the people.\" Center top: \"Make Every Vote Count\"\r\nCenter bottom: \"It's Time to Draw the Line\"\r\nSigned in ink by the makers on the back, on the sleeve.","LayFormatF024":"Medallion or framed center","NumBlockF026":"16","NumBordersF033":"1","FiberTypesF035":["Cotton"],"ConstrucF038":["Machine Piecing"],"FabFiberTypesF040":["Cotton"],"QuiltTechF049":["Machine quilting"],"SourceOtherF006a":"Museum employee","OwnershipF082":"Public- Michigan State University Museum","OwnerNameF082a":"Michigan State University Museum","OwnerCityF084":"East Lansing","OwnerCountyF085":"Ingham","OwnerStateF086":"Michigan (MI)","OwnerCountryF086b":["United States"],"SourceInfoF088b":"Michigan State University Museum","DateObtainedF088c":"2/7/2020","AcquiredF058":"Purchase","ReposFile":["https://kora.quiltindex.org/files/12-8-10524/2019.4.1-Repos.jpg"],"zoom":["https://kora.quiltindex.org/files/12-8-10524/2019.4.1-zoom.jpg"],"AccessF080":"Restricted","CopyRestF080c":"Image cannot be copied without permission.","verify":"yes","verifiedby":"Donaldson, Beth","dateverified":"2021-03-31","dateverified_era":"CE","featuredQuilt":"True","function":"Image -- master","file medium":"image","file format":"jpeg","Contributing Institutions":"MATRIX: Center for Humane Arts, Letters and Social Sciences Online at Michigan State University, Michigan State University Museum, Alliance For American Quilts","Publisher":"Quilt Index","Resource Type":"StillImage","ImageTypeF076":"Color","SourceF077":"Digital","photocredit079a1":"Pearl Yee Wong","HolderF080a":"MSU Board of Trustees","CreditLineF080b":"Courtesy of MSU Museum","DistribRestF080d":"Image cannot be distributed without permission","DisplayResF080e":"Image cannot be displayed without permission","LicenseF080f":"Image cannot be licensed without permission","Pattern":"VOTERS NOT POLITICIANS QUILT","Maker":"[\"WORLAND, CHRIS\", \"ARMOCK-SCHAAF, IRENE\", \"BOOTH, KATHY\", \"BROWN, MARY\", \"DELIND, LAURA B.\", \"JOHNSON, JOHNIE\", \"TROJANOWSKI, CAROL\", \"MILLER, KAREN B.\"]","Date":"2000-2025","project_id":"12","form_id":"8","owner":"7","created_at":"2021-03-31 20:05:25","updated_at":"2024-02-23 19:05:14"},"sort":["VOTERS NOT POLITICIANS QUILT"]},{"_index":"main_quilt_index_quilt_1_25_","_type":"_doc","_id":"sq5lWZEB8akQsUweg2v4","_score":null,"_source":{"kid":"38-36-3990","InstNameF003":["Arizona Quilt Documentation Project"],"InstProjNameF003a":"Arizona Quilt Documentation Project","InstInvContrNumF004":"130229","DateDataF006b":"09/21/2013","locationF007f":"Litchfield Park","TypeObjF008":"Finished quilt","QuiltTitleF009":"Under Current (Hexagon Spirals)","OverallWidthF12a":"81.5 inches","OverallLengthF012b":"93 inches","ShapeEdgeF013":"Straight","ShapeCornersF013b":"Straight","OverallColorF14b":["Multicolor"],"PredomColorsF014":["Purple"],"OverCondF015":"Excellent/like new","TypeInscripF019":["Date","Message","Multiple Names","Other"],"OtherTypeInscripF019a":"Label","ContInscripF020":"\"Under Current\" \r\nMade by Sue Whaples\r\nQuilted by - Barbara Harrell\r\nClass taught by John Flynn at Lake Havasu City, AZ in 2011\r\nOriginal pattern/kit - Hexagon Spirals created continuous interlocking swirling 'arms'.\r\nThanks to my husband, Emory, for all his help & support.","DateInscripF020a":"00-00-2011","MethodInscripF021":["Computer generated"],"LocInscripF022":["on back"],"DateQuiltF023":"2000-2025","DateFinishF023b":"00-00-2011","FamDateF023c":"00-00-2011","SourceMatF063":["Purchased new"],"LayFormatF024":"Block pattern","AltNameF011":"Hexagon Spirals - Abstract setting","TopSourceF064":["Commercial/Published source: Kit"],"CommSourceF064b":"Spirals by John Flynn","NumBlockF026":"16 blocks & 4 half blocks","BlockStyleF030a":["Hexagons"],"ArrangeBlockF028":"Straight","SpacingF029":["Side by side"],"NumBlockPatF030":"1","NumBordersF033":"2","BordDescF034":"#1 border - 2.5 inches\r\n#2 border - 7.75 inches","FiberTypesF035":["Cotton"],"FabPrintF037":["Batiks (for contemporary quilts)","Solid/plain"],"ConstrucF038":["Foundation Piecing","Machine Piecing"],"PaperF038i":"no","FabStrucF045":["Plain weave"],"ConstrucBindF046":["Separate binding applied","Straight grain"],"WidthBindF047":"half inch - 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After further reading, I understood that it was his time of imprisonment that gave him the opportunity to study, think, learn and plan. It was in those conditions that I believe he learned the full meaning of Ubuntu and how it would impact the realization of his life's goals. My experiences and thought years ago became a reality in this quilt, Ubuntu: Mandela's Greatest Gift, designed and created specifically for the exhibition, Conscience of the Human Spirit: The Life of Nelson Mandela opening in South African in July 2014. \r\n \r\nA design visualizing the spirit, belief and philosophy that guided Nelson Mandela's vision, work and leadership, had to be as abstract as the concept. 'Ubuntu', the recognition of the oneness of all humanity and the universal bond that connects us all, is the spirit of unity that recognizes our need for each other. As Mandela traveled his journey in life, his perception widened and he knew that the only way to achieve real freedom and peace was through the mutual acceptance and understanding of ALL individuals with dignity. This belief and knowledge of our human connectedness enhance his communication and ability to attain his goal: a democratic free society where people had equality and lived in peace and harmony. President Obama's statement at Mandela's memorial service, "....ubuntu was his greatest gift." helped me to clarify the title. \r\n \r\nUbuntu is symbolized on the quilt, in the colors of the South African flag, with interlocking circles representing the acceptance, harmony and mutual understanding that the people of South Africa employed to create a democratic, free society. On the three solid circles are memorable quotes by Mandela that are of timeless value. The events of his life, his relationships with those close to him and those who opposed him, his setbacks and disappointments, and his awards and achievements have been well documented. I want my quilt to help people understand the underlying belief and force that enabled Nelson Mandela to achieve greatness and worldwide recognition, not for himself, but the people of his country and the world. His deep belief in the idea of ubuntu is worthy of practice by everyone, everywhere, forever. Perhaps the visual simplicity of my quilt will remind people of his great tool for achieving harmony and peace on this planet.","essay":"Life as a Quilter by Marjorie Diggs Freeman \r\nI grew up in a large family and learned how to sew, knit and embroider before the age of 9. Sewing classes were compulsory in grades 6 through 8 then which resulted in her making most of her clothes in high school and college. She always slept under quilts that her mother had made from scraps and old clothing until she purchased a book in the 1980s about how to make a patchwork quilt using sampler blocks. It took her 4 years to complete the queen-size quilt completely by hand and to fall in love with quilting while continuing to knit and needlepoint. She made many quilt projects following purchased designs and in her first official quilting class drafted the pattern for a 32 point mariner's compass which became her first wall hanging. \r\n \r\nIn 1992 she moved to North Carolina and met African American quilters who encouraged her as she ventured from the static traditional styles that suppressed her creativity to the free form expressive designs she now creates. Her inspirations come from music, life experiences, nature, extensive travels and beautiful fabrics, especially those from Africa. \r\n \r\nShe loves the challenge of creating for a specific topic or idea, working spontaneously, learning new techniques and giving a pattern her own twist. The amount of art work she produces is often slowed down by her meticulous applique and detailed handwork but the results of this manner of work are magnified in the amount of satisfaction it brings to her and ultimately to the viewer. Almost all of her quilts have hand stitching that connects her intimately and spiritually to them. This personal connection is the most relaxing and rewarding part of the artistic process for her. She feels that when the gift of a quilt is given, a part of the quilt maker goes with it. \r\n \r\nMs. Diggs Freeman believes that there is a story in every quilt. Many quilts are visual lessons that are designed to teach or make a statement of some kind. The best quilts are aesthetically pleasing and use colors, shapes, symoblism or images and fabrics that create a mood and/or evoke reactions from the viewer. \r\n \r\nMs. Diggs Freeman is particularly drawn to the portrait quilts made by Penny Sisto and Alice Beasley as their realistic details connect her to her family's past. Marjorie Diggs Freeman is a retired educator and administrator, author of elementary math workbooks, mother of two sons, maker of note cards, a self-taught fiber artist and a Christian. Her work varies in appearance illustrating that she is still on a creative journey that will never end as there are "too many blessings, stories, experiences and ideas to share with the world before I leave it!" A New Jersey native, Ms. Diggs Freeman","TypeObjF008":"Finished quilt","QuiltTitleF009":"Ubuntu: Mandela's Greatest Gift","SubjQuiltF025":"Nelson Mandela","OverallWidthF12a":"30.5\"","OverallLengthF012b":"30.25\"","ShapeEdgeF013":"Straight","PredomColorsF014":["Black","Blue","Green","Red","Yellow"],"LayFormatF024":"Nontraditional or art","FiberTypesF035":["Cotton"],"ConstrucF038b":["Hand Applique"],"EmbMatF039":["Cotton thread"],"MatUsedF048":"Cotton or polyester blend","UniqueBattF048b":"Hobbs black","QuiltTechF049":["Hand quilting"],"ContInscripF020":"Hand appliqued on the quilt top:\r\nUBUNTU\r\n\r\nPrinted in a white circle, then hand appliqued, 3 quotes:\r\n\"When a man had done what he considers to be his duty to his people and his country, he can rest in peace.\"\r\n\"Education is the most powerful weapon which you can use to change the world.\"\r\n\"Let freedom reign. The sun never set on so glorious a human achievement.\"\r\n\r\nComputer printed label on the back of the quilt:\r\nUbuntu: Mandela's Greatest Gift\r\nCreated for the exhibition\r\nConscience of the Human Spirit: The Life of Nelson Mandela\r\nOrganized by Michigan State University Museum and The Women of Color Quilters Network and Freinds\r\nDesigned, Appliqued and Quilted by Hand\r\nin Durham, North Carolina USA in 2014\r\nBy Fiber Artist\r\nMarjorie Diggs Freeman\r\n100% Cotton Fabrics\r\n30\" x 30\"","OverCondF015":"Excellent/like new","DateFinishF023b":"2014","DateQuiltF023":"2000-2025","PresUseF062":["Artwork/wall hanging"],"LocMadeF057a":"Durham","ProvStateF057d":"North Carolina (NC)","ProvCountryF057f":["United States"],"ExhibitListF067a":"Consceince of the Human Spirit: The Life of Nelson Mandela; International Quilt Conference Africa, Johannesburg, South Africa, July 2014; The Kentucky Museum, Bowling Green, KY, September 8, 2015-January 31, 2015; National Afro American Museum and Cultural Center, Wilberforce, OH, April 7-October 7, 2016; LookOut! Gallery, Snyder Phillips Hall, Michigan State University, East Lansing, MI, May 7-September 15, 2017; Wilbur Steele Hall Gallery, Bennet College, Greensboro and Delta Arts Center, Winston-Salem, North Carolina, November 2, 2017-February 24, 2018; Mariposa Museum and World Cultural Center, Peterborough, New Hampshire, April 15-July 5, 2018.","RelItemsF088a":"MacDowell, Marsha; Mazloomi, Carolyn. Conscience of the Human Spirit: The Life of Nelson Mandela. 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The Judge were Kay Lukasho, Jeannette Muir and Dixie Haywood.","Detail 3":["https://kora.quiltindex.org/files/59-175-20/Rose.Scarlett.To.No.Longer.Need.Purple.Hearts.closeup2.700.jpg"],"Detail 3 Caption":"Closeup of abstract pieced body with cloth purple heart pinned to the chest.","verify":"yes","verifiedby":"Beth Donaldson","dateverified":"2024-03-20","dateverified_era":"CE","Pattern":"TO NO LONGER NEED PURPLE HEARTS","Maker":"[\"ROSE, SCARLETT\"]","Date":"1976-1999","Contributing Institutions":"MATRIX, Center for Humane Arts, Letters and Social Sciences Online at Michigan State University","Publisher":"Quilt Index","Resource Type":"Still Image","file medium":"image","file format":"jpeg","ImageConF075a":"quilt","ImageTypeF076":"Color","project_id":"59","form_id":"175","owner":"7","created_at":"2024-03-20 18:59:35","updated_at":"2024-03-20 19:22:03"},"sort":["TO NO LONGER NEED PURPLE HEARTS"]},{"_index":"main_quilt_index_quilt_1_25_","_type":"_doc","_id":"sa1cWZEB8akQsUweQ2ux","_score":null,"_source":{"kid":"8-5-576","InstNameF003":["University of Louisville Archives and Records Center","International Quilt Museum"],"InstProjNameF003a":"Kentucky Quilt Project; Holstein Collection","InstInvContrNumF004":"34-15-9","OwnerNameF010":"Thousand Pyramids","AltNameF011":"Triangle","OverallColorF14b":["Multicolor"],"DateQuiltF023":"1850-1875","OtherExDateF023d":"c. 1875","FiberTypesF035":["Cotton"],"FabPrintF037":["Dotted","Striped","Checked","Print","Plaid","Solid/plain","Floral"],"FabFiberTypesF040":["Cotton"],"MatUsedF044":["Cotton"],"FeaturesF053":"79 x79\"","ProvStateF057d":"Pennsylvania (PA)","ProvCountryF057f":["United States"],"QuiltHistF059":"Exhibited as part of The Kentucky Quilt Project, Inc's Louisville Celebrates the American Quilt in \"Abstract Sesign in American Quilts\"","OwnershipF082":"Public-International Quilt Study Center","InvenNumF075":"34-15-9","ImageConF075a":"whole quilt","ImageTypeF076":"Color","SourceF077":"Slide","SourceSizeF078":"35mm","DigDateF079a":"2003-09-30","DigDateF079a_era":"CE","AccessF080":"Restricted","HolderF080a":"International Quilt Study Center at the University of Nebraska","CreditLineF080b":"Surveyed by International Quilt Study Center at the University of Nebraska","CopyRestF080c":"International Quilt Study Center at the University of Nebraska","DistribRestF080d":"International Quilt Study Center at the University of Nebraska","DisplayResF080e":"International Quilt Study Center at the University of Nebraska, Lincoln, NE 68583-0838","LicenseF080f":"International Quilt Study Center at the University of Nebraska, Lincoln, NE 68583-0838","function":"Image - medium display (250-550 pixels)","file medium":"image","file format":"jpeg","file size":"72k","Contributing Institutions":"MATRIX: Center for Humane Arts, Letters and Social Sciences Online at Michigan State University, Michigan State University Museum, Alliance For American Quilts","Publisher":"Quilt Index","Resource Type":"StillImage","verify":"yes","ReposFile":["https://kora.quiltindex.org/files/8-5-576/KentuckyUofL-a0a3d5-a_7556.jpg"],"pbd":"KentuckyUofL-a0a3d5-a","Pattern":"THOUSAND PYRAMIDS","Date":"1850-1875","legacy_kid":"1A-39-334","project_id":"8","form_id":"5","owner":"1","created_at":"2020-04-25 17:12:37","updated_at":"2024-02-23 19:02:50"},"sort":["THOUSAND PYRAMIDS"]},{"_index":"main_quilt_index_quilt_1_25_","_type":"_doc","_id":"na1gWZEB8akQsUwehaf7","_score":null,"_source":{"kid":"12-8-4858","InstProjNameF003a":"Michigan Quilt Project","InstNameF003":["Michigan State University Museum"],"InstInvContrNumF004":"86.2060","QuiltTitleF009":"The Touch","AddNotesF132":"Grew up in a rural Michigan family of 10 children which developed in her a love for nature and traditional crafts. However, she is interested in no categories and no boundaries in the use of material or subject. She feels that \"a distinctive property of an inventive art is that it bears little resemblance to art generally recognized and, as a result, may not seem like art at all.\" The quilting process is not my forte, and may raise controversy among those looking for a confirmation of the familiar.","DateDataF006b":"12/20/1986","QuiltTopF054":"Faulkner, Jacquelyn Lee","QuiltedByF055":"Faulkner, Jacquelyn Lee","IfQownerF007b":["Purchased the quilt"],"LocMadeF057a":"East Lansing","ProvCountyF057b":"Ingham","ProvStateF057d":"Michigan (MI)","DateQuiltF023":"1976-1999","DateBegunF023a":"9/1984","DateFinishF023b":"11/1984","OtherF060a":"A microbiology technician that worked with the quilter of MSU, Ann Weir, informed the Art Selection Committee of her church about my work in fabric, and suggested the commission for the new memorial chapel. 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Paid $200 commission to use fabrics.","TopSourceF064":["Original to maker"],"ExhibitListF067a":"Dimension in Art, 11/7-12/1984","IdentPersonF006":["Quiltmaker"],"OwnershipF082":"Private","OwnerNameF082a":"First Presbyterian Church of Lansing","OwnerCityF084":"Lansing","OwnerCountyF085":"Ingham","OwnerStateF086":"Michigan (MI)","DateObtainedF088c":"12/20/1986","AcquiredF058":"Purchase","QuiltHistF059":"A painting I saw a collection of paintings in the modern style inspired me to do this quilt. I do not remember the book-only that it ws in the hard cover sale books at Community News Center in mid 1984.\r\nThe painting was of the arms from Michaelangelo's \"Creation of Adam\" fresco from the Sistine Chapel. The artist had given the arms and background a surface design of different colored triangles that flowed over the painting. Since Ann Weir had suggested earlier that I think up something to proprose to the art selection committee for the Molly Grove Memorial Chapel at First Presbyterian Church of Lansing, all the ideas for that quilt flashed in my mind when I saw that painting. The fabric background and muscle groups evolved from there.","ReposFile":["https://kora.quiltindex.org/files/12-8-4858/MichiganMSUMuseum-a0d3w0-a_8092.jpg"],"AccessF080":"Restricted","CopyRestF080c":"Michigan State University Museum","verify":"yes","verifiedby":"Donaldson, Beth","dateverified":"2007-11-15","dateverified_era":"CE","IfQmakerF007a":["Made entire quilt"],"PartDesF007c":["Designed the pattern"],"AddNotesF066":"The arms of The Touch are a direct projection of Michaelangelo's \"Creation of Adam\" from the Sistine Chapel. I drew in muscle groups that gave the arms very flowing lines, using a few cracks in the ceiling as guidelines. I drew into the background flowing lines for piecing.","FavesF130":"Non-traditional, abstract or representational compositions of my own, gives a \"fine art\" approach to my work.","function":"Image - medium display (250-550 pixels)","file medium":"image","file format":"jpeg","Contributing Institutions":"MATRIX: Center for Humane Arts, Letters and Social Sciences Online at Michigan State University, Michigan State University Museum, Alliance For American Quilts","Publisher":"Quilt Index","Resource Type":"StillImage","InvenNumF075":"86.2060","ImageConF075a":"Quilt","ImageTypeF076":"Color","SourceF077":"Print","HolderF080a":"Michigan State University Museum","CreditLineF080b":"Courtesy of Michigan State University Museum","DistribRestF080d":"Michigan State University Museum","DisplayResF080e":"Michigan State University Museum","LicenseF080f":"Michigan State University Museum","Pattern":"THE TOUCH","Maker":"[\"FAULKNER, JACQUELYN LEE\"]","Date":"1976-1999","legacy_kid":"1E-3D-21CA","project_id":"12","form_id":"8","owner":"0","created_at":"2020-04-25 18:11:15","updated_at":"2024-02-24 04:07:41"},"sort":["THE TOUCH"]},{"_index":"main_quilt_index_quilt_1_25_","_type":"_doc","_id":"e65mWZEB8akQsUweOoko","_score":null,"_source":{"kid":"39-40-6771","InstNameF003":["Indiana State Museum"],"InstProjNameF003a":"Indiana Quilt Registry Project; Indiana State Museum Collection","InstInvContrNumF004a":"Indiana State Museum Acc.# 71.2013.011.0003","DateDataF006b":"2023-05-31","interviewerF007e":"Traci Cromwell","TypeObjF008":"Finished quilt","QuiltTitleF009":"The Sky is Falling, Funky Chick","OwnerNameF010":"Abstract Chicken","OverallWidthF12a":"69 in","OverallLengthF012b":"45 in","ShapeEdgeF013":"Straight","PredomColorsF014":["Turquoise","Yellow","Orange","Black","Gold","Purple","Teal","Pink"],"OverCondF015":"Very good/almost new","TypeInscripF019":["Single","Place"],"ContInscripF020":"The Sky is Falling Funky Chick Donna M. Stader ------ Lacy Way Greenwood, Indiana","MethodInscripF021":["Embroidery","Attached label"],"LocInscripF022":["on back"],"DateQuiltF023":"1976-1999","DateFinishF023b":"1985","LayFormatF024":"Nontraditional or art","FabPrintF037":["Batik","Print","Floral","Plaid"],"UniqueF037b":"A dramatic African wax-resist fabric, chicken-wire print, ikat plaid.","ConstrucF038":["Piecing"],"ConstrucF038b":["Applique"],"UniqueF038h":"Humorous pieced wall quilt depicting an abstract chicken with a huge beak bisected with a line of pearl buttons, an appliqued eye and wing, and long red legs ending in three toes hanging below the edge of the quilt. Satin-stitched seeds.","OtherFabF040a":"Large stripe in purple, pink, rose, tan and gold. Several printed chicks in different colors have been appliqued to the back. There are rod pockets on the back at the top and bottom edges.","QuiltTechF049":["Hand quilting"],"ThrColorF049b":"Matching","DesignF052d":"The quilt has cloud scrolls, chicken wire patterns taken from the African print fabric, and satin-stitched seeds, again matching the dots in the fabric. The wings are machine-enhanced with stitching in metallic gold thread.","QuiltTopF054":"Stader, Donna Maureen","QuiltedByF055":"Stader, Donna Maureen","LocMadeF057a":"Greenwood","ProvCountyF057b":"Johnson","ProvStateF057d":"Indiana (IN)","ProvCountryF057f":["United States"],"AcquiredF058":"Purchase","ProvenanceF058a":"Indiana State Museum Foundation purchase","PresUseF062":["Museum collection","Artwork/wall hanging"],"OwnershipF082":"Public Museum, Library, or Institution","OwnerNameF082a":"Indiana State Museum","OwnerCityF084":"Indianapolis","OwnerStateF086":"Indiana (IN)","OwnerCountryF086b":["United States"],"BirthDateF099":"1942","DeathF100":"2012","EdBkgdF102":"Art Degree from Indiana Central College (University of Indianapolis) in 1969 and her Master’s Degree from Ball State University","OccupationF104":"Taught for 30 years in the public school system before retiring in 2000. Art quilter.","AddNotesF132":"Donna exhibited in local, national and international exhibitions including Quilt National. Her quilts have been exhibited across the United States, throughout Europe, Australia, in Japan, South America, and Brazil. She was active in Art Quilt Network in Ohio, Infiber of Indianapolis, Watercolor Society of Indiana, Indiana Plein Air Painters and the Brown County Art Guild.","AccessF080":"Restricted","HolderF080a":"Indiana State Museum, all rights reserved","ReposFile":["https://kora.quiltindex.org/files/39-40-6771/71.2013.011.0003.jpg"],"dateverified":"2023-10-24","dateverified_era":"CE","verify":"yes","verifiedby":"Beth Donaldson","Pattern":"THE SKY IS FALLING FUNKY CHICK","Maker":"[\"STADER, DONNA MAUREEN\"]","Date":"1976-1999","Contributing Institutions":"MATRIX: Center for Digital Humanities and Social Sciences, Department of History","Publisher":"Quilt Index","Resource Type":"Still Image","file medium":"image","file format":"jpeg","project_id":"39","form_id":"40","owner":"7","created_at":"2023-10-24 20:56:07","updated_at":"2024-02-26 14:35:19"},"sort":["THE SKY IS FALLING FUNKY CHICK"]},{"_index":"main_quilt_index_quilt_1_25_","_type":"_doc","_id":"1q1gWZEB8akQsUweia2w","_score":null,"_source":{"kid":"12-8-6468","InstProjNameF003a":"Michigan Quilt Project","InstNameF003":["Michigan State University Museum"],"InstInvContrNumF004":"15.0032","QuiltTitleF009":"The Peacocks","QuiltTopF054":"Pauline Parker","QuiltedByF055":"Pauline Parker","IfQownerF007b":["Inherited"],"ProvCountryF057f":["United States"],"DateQuiltF023":"2000-2025","ReasonsF060":["Art or personal expression"],"PresUseF062":["Other collection"],"GenderF098":["Female"],"CityF106a":"Minneapolis","StateF107":"Minnesota (MN)","CountryF108":["United States"],"EthnicF101":"German","RelAffF103":"Protestant","TypeObjF008":"Finished quilt","OverallWidthF12a":"51\"","OverallLengthF012b":"39\"","OtherDamageF016a":"Needs repair","TypeInscripF019":["Signature"],"LayFormatF024":"Pictorial","TopSourceF064":["Original to maker"],"IdentPersonF006":["Daughter of quiltmaker"],"OwnershipF082":"Private","OwnerNameF082a":"Parker Art Legacy, LLC; a family collaboration dedicated to preserving the artistic legacy.","OwnerCountryF086b":["United States"],"DateObtainedF088c":"1/6/2015","AcquiredF058":"Inheritance","ReposFile":["https://kora.quiltindex.org/files/12-8-6468/15.0032.jpg"],"zoom":["https://kora.quiltindex.org/files/12-8-6468/15.0032.jpg"],"AccessF080":"Restricted","CopyRestF080c":"Image cannot be copied without permission","verify":"yes","verifiedby":"Donaldson, Beth","dateverified":"2015-06-23","dateverified_era":"CE","IfQmakerF007a":["Made entire quilt"],"AddNotesF066":"Small Works/Abstract: two peacocks sit on a branch in front of dark circle, one has a long green tail, tan background, plastic mesh covers dark moon.","FavesF130":"She grew up sewing clothes for herself and her family. Artist's creation. She was inspired by nature, by women's stories, by epic stories from the Old Testament or contemporary events that had an epic ring, and by grand architectural settings. All her compositions were touched by fantasy and a sense of humor all her own.","function":"Image - medium display (250-550 pixels)","file medium":"image","file format":"jpeg","Contributing Institutions":"MATRIX: Center for Humane Arts, Letters and Social Sciences Online at Michigan State University, Michigan State University Museum","Publisher":"Quilt Index","Resource Type":"StillImage","ImageConF075a":"Quilt","ImageTypeF076":"Color","SourceF077":"Digital","HolderF080a":"MSU Board of Trustees","CreditLineF080b":"Courtesy of MSU Museum","DistribRestF080d":"Image cannot be distributed without permission","DisplayResF080e":"Image cannot be displayed without permission","LicenseF080f":"Image cannot be licensed without permission","Maker Associator":"12-51-87","Pattern":"THE PEACOCKS","Maker":"[\"PAULINE PARKER\"]","Date":"2000-2025","legacy_kid":"1E-3D-2868","project_id":"12","form_id":"8","owner":"1","created_at":"2020-04-25 18:29:48","updated_at":"2024-02-23 19:04:59"},"sort":["THE PEACOCKS"]},{"_index":"main_quilt_index_quilt_1_25_","_type":"_doc","_id":"x61gWZEB8akQsUwejK55","_score":null,"_source":{"kid":"12-8-6709","InstProjNameF003a":"Michigan Quilt Project; Michigan State University Museum Collection; Women of Color Quilters Network; The Black Diaspora Quilt History Project","InstNameF003":["Michigan State University Museum"],"InstInvContrNumF004":"15.0101","InstInvContrNumF004a":"2014:55.65","QuiltTitleF009":"Syncopation X: Boss of Nova","interviewerF007e":"Aleia Brown","DateDataF006b":"2/28/2017","QuiltTopF054":"Montgomery, Patricia","QuiltedByF055":"Montgomery, Patricia","LocMadeF057a":"Oakland","ProvStateF057d":"California (CA)","ProvCountryF057f":["United States"],"DateQuiltF023":"2000-2025","DateFinishF023b":"c2010","PresUseF062":["Artwork/wall hanging"],"EthnicF101":"African American","NameGroupF120":"Women of Color Quilters Network","TypeObjF008":"Finished quilt","OverallWidthF12a":"33 1/2\"","OverallLengthF012b":"51\"","ContInscripF020":"\"Syncopation X: Boss of Nova\" c. 2010 Cotton fabric, machine pieced shapes on silk, free motion quilting with decorative stitches- 33\" 1/2 x 51\" Price: [ ] \"Boss of Nova\" was inspired by saxophone musician Gerald Albright. 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The Hunters were tenant farmers who grew cotton and corn, tended a vegetable garden, and raised hogs, chicken and cattle. They lived in a simple, two-room house that had no running water, electricity or central heat. The outside world came to them through a battery-powered radio and a wind-up phonograph. Though the Hunters didn’t have much in the way of material goods or the latest 20th century technology, they never went hungry, raising much of their own food. And, in a place where people had to walk most everywhere they wanted to go and where nobody had telephones, close personal ties to family and community enriched the Hunter family’s lives. Quilter Susana Hunter turned the “fabric” of everyday life into eye-catching quilts with an abstract, asymmetrical and often modern feel. Represented in the fabrics that make up Susana Hunter’s quilts are work clothes worn from the family’s toil in the fields, sacks from the cotton seed they planted each spring, scraps from the clothes Susana sewed for her family, and bulk sugar sacks from the food staples the Hunters bought at the local general store. Susana’s quilts warmed her family during chilly Alabama winters in the inadequately heated home. They added splashes of color to the unadorned living space—a cheerful kaleidoscope of vivid pattern and design against newspaper-covered walls. Susana very rarely bought new fabric for her quilts; she used what was at hand. Yet the lack of materials didn’t restrict this resourceful quilter’s creativity. Susana Hunter could cast her artistic eye over her pile of worn clothing, dress scraps, and left-over feed and fertilizer sacks—and envision her next quilt. 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Lower left: small pale blue floral print \r\non loose weave white ground. All 4 diamonds the same. Lower right: dark print on white ground, 2 \r\ndiamonds same stripe, 1 is faded. 1 diamond a small circular design, 1 diamond a small geometric \r\ndesign\r\n#3 'Washington Sidewalk' (Barton). Roman Cross (Brackman 2814). 10.375” square. Dark areas are \r\nwhite “beads on a cord” on dark blue ground. Design created by bleaching or blocking the \r\ndesign while dying fabric blue. Light area is a plain white.\r\n#4\t'Corn and Beans' (Brackman 1206 a; 9.75” square. Dark areas are white geometric \r\ncircles on dark blue ground. Design blocked while dying, or bleached. Light area is a small blue or black geometric grid design on white.\r\n#5\t'Fool’s Puzzle' (Brackman 1206 a). 10.5” square. Dark areas are white over-printed pin dots on dark blue. Medium Areas: 2 types of fabric – white overall floral on medium blue ground, blocked or bleached design technique. White lines on medium blue ground, blocked or bleached. Light/areas: medium blue and brown stripe pattern on white. Direction of stripes depends on cut of fabric.\r\n#6 'Double X #3' (Brackman 1316 a). 10.75\" square. Small white flowers over-printed on blue ground. Small dark stars printed on white ground. Machine sewn, not quilted\r\n#7 'Maple Leaf' (Brackman 1735); Palm Leaf (Rehmel 18). Tea Leaf, Autumn Leaf \r\n(Barton). 10.625” square. Small geometric white print on blue ground, Design bleached or blocked \r\nonto fabric. Set with plain white patches. Hand stitched, except for stem.\r\n#8 'Odd Fellows' (Brackman 2902; Rehmel 646). 14.25” square. Small white geometric print on medium blue ground, except 2 triangles that are white stripes on blue ground. Light areas are small red and \r\ngrey/brown print on white ground. Some patches pieced\r\n#9 'Wedding Ring' (Brackman 1806; Rehmel 475). 8.625” square. Small white print on black ground. Set with plain white. Some stains and fading.\r\n#10 'Ohio Star' (Brackman 1631 c); Point Star (Rehmel 786). 7” square. Small white dots and circles in \r\ngroups of 3 printed on dark blue ground. Set with black abstract print on white ground. Stains and \r\ndiscoloration. Similar to #15 and #18, set on point\r\n#11 'Nine Patch' 4.625 inches square. Small white star and moon print on dark blue set with light fabrics, brown and blue triangles with lines through middle printed on white ground\r\n#12 'Monkey Wrench' (Brackman 1646 a); Double Wrench (Rehmel 282). 4.75” square. Small white ‘organic’ print on dark blue, blocked or bleached. Set with plain white fabric\r\n#13 'Monkey Wrench' (Brackman 1646 a) Double Wrench (Rehmel 282). 8.25” square. Medium blue\r\nstripe on white ground, direction of stripes not consistent. Set with patches of white plant sprigs on dark blue ground\r\n#14 'Double Squares' (Brackman 2472; Rehmel 379). Old-Style Broken Dish (Barton). 10” square. Stripes of white dots on medium blue ground, bleached or resist dye. Set with white ground fabric printed \r\nwith brown dots.\r\n#15 'Aunt Eliza’s Star' (Barton); Ohio Star (Brackman 1631 c); Point Star (Rehmel 786). 11.5” square. \r\nGeometric white print on dark blue ground. Set with plain white fabric. Similar to #10 and #18\r\n#16 'Monkey Wrench' (Brackman 1646 a; Double Wrench (Rehmel 282). Plain weave, solid navy blue and white. Smudge in lower left, other discoloration around edges\r\n#17 'Garden Path' variation (Rehmel 1305). Plain weave cottons. Dark blue background with white flower \r\ndesign by bleaching or resist dyeing. Light areas are 'white' now discolored to light tan. Similar to \r\n#14, set on point, extra trapezoid shape in corner\r\n#18 'Evening Star' (Barton); Aunt Eliza’s Star (Brackman 2830; Rehmel 787). Plain weave dark blue and white fabrics. 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The Hunters were tenant farmers who grew cotton and corn, tended a vegetable garden, and raised hogs, chicken and cattle. They lived in a simple, two-room house that had no running water, electricity or central heat. The outside world came to them through a battery-powered radio and a wind-up phonograph. Though the Hunters didn’t have much in the way of material goods or the latest 20th century technology, they never went hungry, raising much of their own food. And, in a place where people had to walk most everywhere they wanted to go and where nobody had telephones, close personal ties to family and community enriched the Hunter family’s lives. \r\n\r\nQuilter Susana Hunter turned the “fabric” of everyday life into eye-catching quilts with an abstract, asymmetrical and often modern feel. Represented in the fabrics that make up Susana Hunter’s quilts are work clothes worn from the family’s toil in the fields, sacks from the cotton seed they planted each spring, scraps from the clothes Susana sewed for her family, and bulk sugar sacks from the food staples the Hunters bought at the local general store. \r\n\r\nSusana’s quilts warmed her family during chilly Alabama winters in the inadequately heated home. They added splashes of color to the unadorned living space—a cheerful kaleidoscope of vivid pattern and design against newspaper-covered walls. Susana very rarely bought new fabric for her quilts; she used what was at hand. Yet the lack of materials didn’t restrict this resourceful quilter’s creativity. Susana Hunter could cast her artistic eye over her pile of worn clothing, dress scraps, and left-over feed and fertilizer sacks—and envision her next quilt. \r\n","DateDataF006b":"2013","QuiltTopF054":"Hunter, Susana Allen","QuiltedByF055":"Hunter, Susana Allen","IfQownerF007b":["Purchased the quilt"],"IfOtherF007d":"Star of LeMoyne blocks may have been given to quilt maker, which the quilt maker then joined together to finish the quilt. 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The quilts are pieced in a design-as-you-go improvisational style found among both blacks and whites in poorer, more isolated pockets of the rural South. \r\n\r\nMaking an improvisational quilt top required a continual stream of creativity during the entire process, as the quilter made hundreds of design decisions on the fly, fashioning an attractive whole out of whatever materials—including fabric scraps, feed sacks, and worn clothing—were at hand. Overall visual impact mattered most. Size and shape was determined by the scraps available at the time. \r\n\r\nThis type of creative recycling was more than a means of survival. For many rural quilters, it was also a matter of pride to be able to “make something pretty out of nothing.” Susana Hunter wanted all of her quilts to be different. Some designs have a warm, homey feel. Many resemble abstract art. Other quilts pulsate with the visual energy created by many small, irregular pieces of vividly-colored fabric sewn together. Still others incorporate flour or rice sacks, often reserved for quilt backing, as part of the design of the carefully pieced quilt top. \r\n","ExhibitListF067a":"Quilting Genius II: The Improvisational Quilts of Susana Allen Hunter, 2008. 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Some have been sold, the rest are in her possession.\r\nQuilting was learned at workshops at the Stitchin' Post in Sisters Oregon also self taught online. The major influence was Studio Art Quilt Assoc. (SAQA)","LearnedToQuiltF117":["From Class","Self-Taught"],"FavesF130":"Piecing preference: both hand and machine\r\nQuilting is done with a design board","WhyQuiltF119":["Other"],"OtherF119a":"Quilt making is done for expression and artistry","OtherSourceMat":"Photos of quilts and quiltmaker exist","RelItemsF088a":"Publications exist","CustomsF131":"Leotie Richards / Fiber Artist\r\nLeotie Richards became enamored with textiles while working as an Art Director for a major retail chain. After twenty years of designing graphics and textiles for retail stores, she retired to Sisters Oregon and found that her graphic design skills could be readily applied to art quilting. Studying intently for three years in various workshops with Jean Wells, Sue Benner and Rosalie Dace, she became adroit with various fabrication techniques and began to experience a high degree of joy in her creative process with textiles.\r\nIn 2014 she began a series of twelve portraits which feature American folk heroes. The first two portraits were Annie Oakley and Sitting Bull each sized at about 36\" square. They were well received and ten others followed in larger 42\" and 60\" formats including Julia Childs, Bob Dylan and Nina Simone. The collection premiered as a special exhibit at the 2016 Sisters Outdoor Quilt Show and have since been featured at Twigs Gallery in Sisters, Oregon.\r\nLeotie also has produced many other art quilts in both abstract and pictorial styles. She just completed a three dimensional piece which incorporates needle felting and handmade paper techniques. 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