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Collage is another way to visually tell a story. This technique incorporates found objects I've collected along the way, various quilting methods, abstract positioning, and text.
The Blues.  Cotton and polyester fabric, mudcloth, yarn, burlap, rope, money, paper, ribbon, cotton, found objects.
15" x 18".  1995 

Painting of man in hat in bottom left-hand corner by Paul Goodnight (photocopy).
The Blues.  Detail
The Blues can also be seen in the book, Spirts of the Cloth; Contemporary African American Quilts.