Friday, November 11, 2016

Sacred Threads Traveling Exhibit

I got an email recently about the "progress" of the 2015 Sacred Threads Traveling Exhibit. My piece, Recurring Dream, was chosen to travel for two years with this exhibit. The email was to inform those of us who have pieces in the exhibit about where the exhibit has been shown and when our pieces might arrive home. (Once the exhibit returns from its final show in California in April 2017, it will be time for my quilt to return home.) I was pleased to see that the exhibit has been all around the country and has been well received. Here is a portion of the email.

"The exhibit has had rave reviews at every venue to which it has traveled, I hope you have been able to see from the Sacred Threads website the different places the exhibit has been shown. 

In case you have not, this is the list to date:

Flint Festival of Quilts, Flint MI - September 2015

Central Presbyterian Church, Atlanta GA - November 2015 to January 2016

Fuller Theological Seminary, Pasadena CA - February 2016

Empire Quiltfest, Clifton Park NY - April 2016

Grace Episcopal Church, Gainesville GA - April 2016

Good Shepard Episcopal Church, Hayesville NC - May 2016 (also served as the tour site for those at John C. Campbell Folk School)

Union Church, Berea KY - July 2016 (also served as the tour site for those at Kentucky Artisan Center at Berea College)

Upcoming exhibits:

The Rectory Cultural Arts Center, Norcross GA - November to December 2016

The Texas Quilt Museum, LaGrange TX, - January to March 2017

Best of the Valley Quilt Show, Lindsay CA - April 2017"

Just to refresh your memory, here is a picture of my piece.

For those of you who read my blog, you know this piece is about my Mom and the separation I felt from her because of Alzheimer's and, eventually, her death. I'm happy to share this quilt and my feelings about this quilt with others. (The story of the quilt is an important part of this exhibit--unlike many of the art exhibits in which quilts appear.) I hope Mom would be proud.

6 comments:

Robbie said...

Sorry this exhibit isn't anywhere close to me. I think your piece is wonderful and so sorry it reflects a sad time in your life....but congrats that other can see and read you story!

dana said...

This is beautiful. Your Mother would be so proud of all your works of art. Don't ever question that.

Unknown said...

I'm sure your mom would be proud. You are a gifted quilter!!

Lisa at Greenbow said...

I know your Mom would be proud.

Anonymous said...

It turns out that Norcross is only about 4 hours from me, maybe a little more with bad Atlanta traffic. I'm going to have to see what hours and days that is and try to see the exhibit. I would love to see this in person! Yep, what they said, Mom is proud. And touched.

Anonymous said...

Norcross is about 4 hours from me, or a little more. I will have to find out days and times of the exhibit. Yep, Mom is proud. And touched.