Vibrant Quilts Honor Black Men and Women Whose Stories Were Forgotten or Overlooked
The results are striking. While in graduate school for art education, she created a small quilt with a landscape design. And from a logistical standpoint, quilting was appealing. “I Am Not Your Negro,” 2019 (quilted and appliquéd cotton, wool and chiffon | 50″ x 72″ x 1″) I could manipulate fiber and fabric while sitting next to my small children. Butler expresses them by starting with a detailed line drawing that becomes her pattern....