SAQA Conference 2019 – Part 1
It’s hard to explain what a Studio Art Quilt Associates conference with 200 artists is like. Here is a jumble of words and feelings to get things started: -Happy, joyful, excited, engaged, inspired, encouraged -Unique hair, shoes and jewelry -Inclusion of all – no cliques -There were Legends in attendance, artists that created […]
“The Art Quilt Revolution” at the San Jose Museum of Quilts and Textiles
The quarterly meeting of SAQA was held at the San Jose Museum of Quilts and Textiles where their current exhibit “The California Art Quilt Revolution: From the Summer of Love to the New Millennium” is hanging. Nancy Bavor, SAQA member and Curator of Collections and Exhibits gave a tour of the exhibit, the subject of […]
Antique and Modern Amish Quilts at San Jose Museum of Quilts and Textiles
My interests seem to be bouncing back and forth between traditional, modern and art quilts lately. After my quilt was published in 500 Traditional Quilts, my love of exquisite traditional quilts was reignited. In an alternative universe, I’ve been smitten by some of the modern quilts I’ve been seeing. And then there are the art […]