Thursday, January 12, 2023

Reading, listening

Looking for some quilt related holiday activities? Here are links to some  reading, and a Podcast.



Mixed Media artist Sue de Vanny has a passion for animals, especially those that are endangered. She expresses this with whatever medium she feels best represents her message, from painting to quilting to collage to thread painting. These techniques give Sue’s work rich depth and texture that invite a closer look … Create Whimsy, November 2022


Stitch Safari Podcast: The Rajah and Changi Quilts

This episode of The Stitch Safari Podcast focuses on Quilts of Confinement - in fact, quilts made by women who were held captive - namely The Rajah Quilt, and the four Changi Quilts - including the Girl Guide Quilt … Cathy Jack Coupland, November 2022


The Quiet Activism of the Quilt
Internationally renowned artist Hollis Chatelain … channels the struggles and dreams of humanity into complex, award-winning quilts. 
… Chatelain is an artist whose ideas come to her in dreams that recur if she ignores them. She’s been having nearly monochromatic dreams for more than 20 years, most of them about social and environmental issues, which she turns into art quilts that are technically and emotionally intense … Janine Latus, Drexel University Magazine, Fall 2022


When I pulled into Marcia Derse’s driveway, I thought of all the quilters who would have loved to have been in my shoes. Here I was being welcomed into the home and studio of a remarkable fabric designer … Patricia Belyes, Okan Arts, 15 December 2022


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