31 October 2008

IQSC symposium

International Quilt Study Center & Museum's 2009 symposium

The Global Quilt: Cultural Contexts

an excerpt from the proposed schedule:

Session Time: Fri, 8:30-10:30Title: Symbolism & CommunityPresenters:

1. Myra Brown Green, The Presence of African Symbols in Contemporary North American Quilts
2. Judy Bales, Fractal Geometry in African American Quilts

3. Pearlie Johnson, The Power of Feminism in Fabric Art: A Celebration of Motherhood, Sisterhood, and the Matriarchs

4. Richard Caro, Quiltmaking and the Online Guild

Pure coincidence that Judy Bales, a friend from the days when we lived in Fairfield, IA, is presenting, and in the same session, that I am.