This charming quilt (I love love love the timeless color scheme) is by Yasuko Kuraishi-sensei, a friend of Julie's.
Just as charming as can be with the simple whimsical dogwood applique:
Carin and I met another quilt sensei friend of Julie's, Chikako Ueno, who created this spot-on Emily Dickinson quilt, as part of a very interesting quilt project whereby quilters from France, Japan, and the U.S. depicted poetry or poets.
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| Chikako Ueno quilt, Silent Poet |
One highlight from the festival was this exuberant exhibit of quilts from Mexico:
Descriptions follow each photo:
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| Home or (of?) the comadres |
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| Quetzalcoatl |
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| Sweet death by Veronica Sanchez Atala |
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| Stories Woven by Artist's Hands, by Rosa Martha Giron Canonico |
It was lovely to meet the artist Sonia Flores Ruiz - who created several quilts in the exhibit, including the following tribute to her family.
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| Dia de los muertos by Sonia Flores Ruiz |
She even incorporated part of her mother's actual rosary into the quilt:
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| quilt by Sonia Flores Ruiz |
I loved this one so much! I had already seen it before we met Sonia, and it's only now I realize she created it. I wish we'd been able to hear her thoughts on it. I see women's friendship, cooperation, work, hospitality.
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| The Comadres by Sonia Flores Ruiz |
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| detail, The Comadres by Sonia Flores Ruiz |
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| detail, The Comadres by Sonia Flores Ruiz |
Will share a few more tomorrow!
x
Cynthia
