Quarantine Quilts
Creativity in the Midst of Chaos
Published on 28. September 2021
Book
Hardback
160 pages
978-0-7643-6201-9 (ISBN)
Description
Learn from 97 artists' experiences and ideas for creative quilting in solitude.
Learn how our creative development is shaped by experiences that isolate us from other people. The insightful words of 97 contemporary quilt artists combine with evocative photos of their quarantine creations during the COVID-19 pandemic's first months.
Giving us a fascinating perspective, these visual and personal stories of concerns, despair, and ideas can help connect our own experiences with pandemic to the larger world of creativity. Topics include:
Coronavirus Circling the Globe
Home Is Where the Art Is
Be Smart, Be Vigilant
Pandemic Patterns
Pandemic Landscapes
Politics and Protest
Learn from makers' notes, their reactions to and experiences with COVID-19, and the visual results of creators' new ways of thinking. Front cover image: quilt by Anne Bellas. Half of the author's royalties will be donated to Doctors Without Borders
Learn how our creative development is shaped by experiences that isolate us from other people. The insightful words of 97 contemporary quilt artists combine with evocative photos of their quarantine creations during the COVID-19 pandemic's first months.
Giving us a fascinating perspective, these visual and personal stories of concerns, despair, and ideas can help connect our own experiences with pandemic to the larger world of creativity. Topics include:
Coronavirus Circling the Globe
Home Is Where the Art Is
Be Smart, Be Vigilant
Pandemic Patterns
Pandemic Landscapes
Politics and Protest
Learn from makers' notes, their reactions to and experiences with COVID-19, and the visual results of creators' new ways of thinking. Front cover image: quilt by Anne Bellas. Half of the author's royalties will be donated to Doctors Without Borders
More details
Language
English
Place of publication
Atglen
United States
Product notice
sewn/stitched
Cloth over boards
Illustrations
100 color images
Dimensions
Height: 258 mm
Width: 220 mm
Thickness: 24 mm
Weight
953 gr
ISBN-13
978-0-7643-6201-9 (9780764362019)
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Schweitzer Classification
Persons
Sandra Sider, a studio quilt artist, holds an MA in art history from the Institute of Fine Arts, New York University. She is the author of many books, editor of SAQA's Art Quilt Quarterly, and curator of the Texas Quilt Museum. www.sandrasider.com Meg Cox is a nationally known thought leader on the topics of quilting and of family traditions. www.megcox.com
Content
Contents
Foreword
Preface
Introduction
What History Has Taught Us
2020 Quarantine Art Projects
Quarantine Quilts Exhibition
The Quarantine Quilt by Wisconsin Museum of Quilts and Fiber Arts
1. Coronavirus Circling the Globe
2. Home Is Where the Art Is
3. Be Smart, Be Vigilant
4. Pandemic Patterns
5. Pandemic Landscapes
6. Politics and Protest
Index of Artists
Foreword
Preface
Introduction
What History Has Taught Us
2020 Quarantine Art Projects
Quarantine Quilts Exhibition
The Quarantine Quilt by Wisconsin Museum of Quilts and Fiber Arts
1. Coronavirus Circling the Globe
2. Home Is Where the Art Is
3. Be Smart, Be Vigilant
4. Pandemic Patterns
5. Pandemic Landscapes
6. Politics and Protest
Index of Artists