I painted two other quilts, one here, before I left the workshop on Monday to return home. I believe its finished but I did bring a blue bead stew home with me, just in case its not.
Shortly after the notion popped to paint the quilt, I thought of the Kemshall's title, The Painted Quilt. This morning as I was having coffee with this quilt, I remembered Denise Furnish, a local artist, who paints on found quilts. And then there is the High Priestess of painted quilts, Faith Ringgold! If you happen to know Ms. Ringgold personally, tell her I'm waiting for the serious autobiography of her life! As I've searched in my library and at Amazon, I've concluded that there is a serious void in autobiographies of women visual artists...where are the Arnold Rampersad's for women visual artists?!
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One of the exercises Laurie Doctor had the class do was writing black on black. So I applying that to stitching I'm playing with hand-stitching black on black. The back is acryllc felt. The center square is a double layer of silk and silk organza that I'm scanned the writing exercise from the calligraphy class onto. I'm going to try wrapping this around stretcher bars...the size is 14"x14"
My next entry, sometime before Sunday, will be share my impressions of the Form Not Function...so much great work year after year, sure would be nice if a catalog was for sale for this annual show!
Peace,
Impeachment off the table and now single payer healthcare...Sen. Baucus' reasoning made no damn sense! This is where President Obama needs us to make him accountable as he, himself, requested!" Healthcare Lobbyist sure know how to spread the "love" in Washington, don't they? This will have to be a grassroots efforts yall!
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