To look at Elizabeth Scott’s quilts is to see a world of life and a world of art. They refer back to her African ancestors’ way of making fabrics, and they resemble abstract art. They r… ...

African American quiltmaking is an art that stretches back as far as our forced presence on this country’s soil, and even further than that; African textiles, like the Democratic Republic of the ...

negilson@gmail.com At a glance “Kuumba Connections: Quilts by Contemporary African American Artists” continues through April 2 at the Ohio Craft Museum, 1665 W.

Draws parallels between African fabric motifs and designs found in African American patchwork quilts. Leon, Eli. Who = d A Thought It: Improvisation in African American Quiltmaking. San Francisco ...

The exhibition's focus "is on the historical, cultural, and heritage stories behind the fabric and fiber items, as told through the lens of African American experiences," according to a news release.

The East Bay's Non-commercial VoiceA small exhibit now at the Mills College Art Museum, “Improving the Bow Tie: African-American Improvisational Quilts,” provides a capsule illustration of how some ...

Stephen Towns. Special Child. 2016. Natural and synthetic fabric, nylon tulle, polyester and cotton thread, metallic thread, Thermoweb, cotton/polyester blend batting, crystal glass beads, resin ...

Sandra Daniel, an African American quilter and the owner of Country Barn Quilt Company in Augusta, Ga., is a huge fan. "I think it's a great read. I kinda read it in one night," she said.

Material Girl Story Quilts: Threads of History, Experience and Passion WHEN | WHERE 10 a.m. to 1 p.m. Tuesday to Friday and Sunday. Call first to ensure venue will be open.

The fabric of Laverne Brackens' East Texas legacy is sewn together by a form of folk art that’s been mischaracterized in the past and is evolving today.

The exhibit is comprised of five quilts, two fabric masks and one quilted book. "'Go Down to the River and Talk To Jah' was a Jamaican gospel song that I heard a long time ago," Thompson says.