Tribute to Black Dolls, Collectors, Designers
and Baby Doll Quilts Celebration
Thursday, February 14, 2013
SQC’s 2013 Quilters, Doll Makers and Doll Collectors
SQC’s 2013 Quilters
2013 Quilters: Barbara Range & Jan Hollins, Exhibit Curators
Keisha Anderson
Elaine Combs-Aytch
& Sister Heather
Daphne Burgess
& Ora Lee Burgess
Betty Davis
Dorothy Davis
Rev. Tammie Denyse
and Carrie's Touch
Evelyn Dixon
Albertine Gadson
Jan Hollins
Connie Horne
Jeleana T. Johnson
Debra King
Barbra Lord
Kanika Marshall
Estelle Napier
Shirley Sanders
Gerald “GOS”
Simpson & Edith Churchman
Deborah James
Thompson
Fredi
Slaughter-Walker
Yvonne Warren
Doll Makers/Designers
Gloria Grandy Antoinette Hines Kathy Marshall Brenda Holts, Beaver Brown, Shonna McDaniels,T'Chaka Muhammed and Angela James
Doll Collectors
Betty Davis
Hanouvi Agbassekore
Joe Pollakoff
Fredi Slaughter-Walker
T'Chaka Muhammed
Dolores “Tip” Owens
Faye Wilson Kennedy
Wednesday, February 13, 2013
Books List highlighting African-American Quilters and Quilts
Books List highlighting African-American Quilters and Quilts
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This
I Accomplish: Harriet Powers’ Bible Quilt and Other Pieces, Kyra E. Hicks
Million
African American Quilters, Kyra E. Hicks
Global
Expressions: Decorating With Fabrics from Around the World, Lisa Shepard
A
Piece of My Soul: Quilts By Arkansans, Cuesta Benberry
Treasury
of Crazy Quilt Stitches, Carole Samples
Stitched
From the South: Slave Quilts from the Antebellum South, Gladys-Marie Fry
Always
There: The African-American Presence in American Quilts, Cuesta Benberry
Talking
With Tebe’: Clementine Hunter, Memory Artist, Mary E. Lyons
Crafted
Lives: Stories and Studies of African American Quilts, Dr. Patricia Turner
Gee’s
Bend, Elyzabeth Gregory Wilder
Bold
Improvisation: Searching for African- American Quilts, Scott Heffley
Spirit of the Cloth: Contemporary
African-American Quilts, Dr. Carolyn Mazloomi
Amazing
Wonders: Quilts by African–Americans of the Northern CA Region Oct 13-Dec 23,
2009
Dancing
at the Louvre: Faith Ringgold’s French Collection & other Story Quilts, Faith Ringgold
Signs
and Symbols: African Images in African-American Quilts, Maude Southwell
Wahlman
Quilts
Inspirited by President Barack Obama: Journey of Hope,Dr.Carolyn Mazloomi
Hidden in Plain View : A Secret Story of Quilts and the Underground Railroad, Jacqueline Tobin and Raymond G. Dobard
Children
Books:
- Cassie’s Word Quilt by Faith Ringgold
- Stitching Stars: The Story of Harriet Powers, by Mary E. Lyons
- The Quilt Story, by Tony Johnson and Tomie dePaola
- The Lord’s Supper Pattern Book: Imagining Harriet Powers’ Lost Bible Story Quilt, by Kyra E. Hicks
- Stitchin’ and Pullin’: A Gee Bend Quilt, by Patricia C. McKissack
- Sweet Clara and the Freedom Quilt, by Deborah Hopkinson
- Under the Quilt of Night, by Deborah Hopkinson
Compiled by Fredi
Slaughter-Walker & Faye Wilson Kennedy, Founding Members, Sisters Quilting Collective (SQC) at The Brickhouse Art
Gallery, February 2013
Tuesday, February 12, 2013
Our Host:The Brickhouse Art Gallery
Our Host
The Brickhouse Art Gallery Complex
Barbara
Range, Director and Curator
2837
36th Street Sacramento, CA 95817
Mailing
address: P. O. Box 5154 Sacramento, CA 95817
(916)
475-1240 Website:
http://www.thebrickhousegalleryoakpark.com
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About Brickhouse Art Gallery. The
Brickhouse Art Gallery and Studio Complex is an eclectic art center located in
the heart of Historic Oak Park, Sacramento, CA. Their mission is to bring art
and art education into the community and teach art in all forms, visual,
written and music. The Brickhouse encourages and inspires emerging artists,
seasoned artists and those seeking to find their voice through art.
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A Mud Cloth Celebration and Quilting Exhibits
History of Mudcloth
Mud cloth originated from Mali and once worn by
hunters. Mud cloth is made from narrow strips of hand-spun and hand-woven
cotton, which are sewn together in various widths and lengths. The cloth is
first dyed with a yellow solution extracted from the bark of the M’Peku tree
and the leaves and stems of the Wolo tree; the solution acts as a fixative.
Then, using carved bamboo or wooden sticks, symbolic designs are applied in mud
that has been collected from riverbanks and allowed to ferment over time. After
the mud is applied to the cloth, it is dried in the sun. The process is
repeated several times to obtain a rich color that is deeply imbued in the
cloth. When it reaches the desired hue, the cloth is washed with a caustic
solution to remove debris and to brighten the background. Today, mud cloth
comes in background shades of white, yellow, purple, beige, rich brown, and
rust. Source: http://africaimports.com/mud-cloth.asp
Other Resources:
- Bògòlanfini or bogolan ("mud cloth")
Visit: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/B%C3%B2g%C3%B2lanfini
- Imgaes
of Mud Cloth, visit: http://www.google.com/search?q=What+is+mud+cloth&hl=en&tbo=u&rlz=1C1LEND_enUS481US481&tbm=isch&source=univ&sa=X&ei=TsUXUdyUMoqyiQKs74A4&ved=0CFEQsAQ&biw=1600&bih=775
- Art & Society, visit: http://www.jamtan.com/jamtan/fulani.cfm?chap=1&linksPage=172
Mud cloth Quilts and related items
Past Mud Cloth
Quilting Exhibits
Preparing for our 2nd Annual Quilt Exhibit, January 2013
Preparing for our 2nd Annual Quilt Exhibit in late January 2013
Preparing for our 2nd Annual Quilt Exhibit in late January 2013
members of Sisters Quilting Collective designed and created the spaces for the
quilts, dolls, and books. Using a variety of tools such as: our
collective creativity , ladders, nails, tables, a iron, books, quilts, dolls,
rods, music, raffia, a note pad, pens, African fabrics, pins, plastic, sheets, hooks,
colored makers, people power, paper, a measuring
tape and hammers. We transformed the space and created a visually
stunning and thought-provoking exhibit.
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