| THE QUILTING Supported by the Multicultural Arts Initiative, Pittsburgh, PA and the Arts in Education Partnership of the Pennsylvania Council on the Arts administered regionally by the Pittsburgh Center for the Arts |
| Artist Talk: Antique Quilts; Familial and Historical Significance by gallery owner, Christine McCray Bethea Friday, November 14, 2008 6:00 p.m. @ ARTica |
| Artists are sometimes solitary creatures, alone in our studios creating. It is important for artists to get together and talk, share stories, challenges, successes. We find we are not alone after all, and that our fears and joys are shared by fellow artists. We become invigorated, anxious to return to our work with renewed passion and ideas about how to proceed. |
| Christine shared her collection of antique quilts including "Crazy Quilts," and those precious quilts constructed with food sacks. |
| One of Christine's early creations made with her mother's "fancy" dresses. |
| A beaded Yoruba crown. . .lest we forget foundational nuance, style, grace. |