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The clear lesson from history here is that banning new inventions "to protect jobs" doesn't work. At worst it drives activities underground and encourages crime and exploitation. The solution is to up your own game and compete.
I learned so much from this engaging presentation. Thank you for posting. I wish the video quality would have been better so I could clearly see the textiles.
It’s brilliant to hear David Hornung speak from a fine art perspective about these beautiful works - it really is enlightening and educational. His knowledge is so deep and his appreciation for the sensibility of the individual artists is a great bonus. Many thanks.
Thanks for this - it was fascinating and so relevant for something I’m working on. It has helped me to understand my own work and see so many things in a new way. We’re not all lucky enough to have done a 2D design programme but it’s possible to learn!
I'm working on a Jean Ray Laury quilt design from 1983 that was in Family Circle magazine. I remember hearing her speak in the 1980s. She had a great sense of design and I loved it that she used quilting as an advocacy tool. Thank you for this video.
There is so much history that is unknown and deliberately erased from history, it's so unfathomable that your grandmother and great-grandmothers have been quilting patterns learned/ taken from slaves because that never happens in American history. This lady is a joke and so is her research on this matter.
Thank you for sharing this wonderful conversation. I've been lucky to see Amy's work in person, and love her thoughtfulness, sensitivity to detail, and craftsmanship. Using a timer to track her applique speed resonated with me SO MUCH!!! I also use a timer for projects like this and once calculated that I spent 24 hours appliqueing 365 circles... ❤
🤩 I enjoyed this talk very much - super interesting & well presented. Thank you! Rant all you want. I could immerse myself in quilts & quilt history all day. Btw, what did she say? “American garbage”? Wow… I would’ve never guessed that mindset existed. Glad times changed. Thanks for enlightening me on this and many other things.
Thank you for making these talks available. I enjoy them so much. They make me wish I had talked to my grandmothers more about the quilts they made and the ones their mothers made. I have many of the ones my Nana made, but the ones my Dad's mother made were lost to me when my brother's divorced wife kept them to use for dog beds!
I just read a young adult book on homesteading families with emphasis on Grace McCance Snyder, called Pioneer Girl: Growing Up on the Prairie by Andrea Warren. I’ve become so interested in the life of Grace M Snyder since reading that book, so thank you for producing this video.
Quilting in times of grief makes me think of the AIDS memorial quilt project. A vast memorial, over 50,000 panels so far, in tribute to loved ones lost.
I am so tired of the Racists and White Supremists denying the intellectual prowess of Africans and African Americans. The very reason why people want to believe aliens built the Egyptians pyramids. I am so sick of White Supremists. The very first university was built in Africa, the largest library was in Egypt. Many racists don't BELIEVE slavery in America never occurred. How sad!!!!!
My first workshop with Nancy was in the 1980s. Her uniqueness of vision, perception, determination, in-depth exploration and encouragement of others, are a gift to be cherished by the world.
I’m a big fan of Terrie’s work, I bought a skirt at a thrift store & researched the fabric to discover it was designed by Terrie, who is also from KY. I found this video while looking to purchase the book you all made for her exhibit, which I saw on the website for $16, & will be ordering soon! I really enjoyed hearing her tell her stories behind these pieces, she’s such a kind, relatable person. Glad you finally got your hands on those cigar boxes, Terrie! Really cool that you still have some of those pieces to include in your work, kind of “where it started” in a way. Thanks for sharing.
Wonderful program. I have never been much into modern abstract art or quilting however this program and Nancy Crows work has helped me. Her narrative words speaks to me and inspires answers to questions I didn’t even know I had about my self. I will be sharing this program with fellow quilters and friends as it is relevant to the creativity’s of working with what ever your passionate creative media happens to be. Thanks.
Hello! Awesome video! I had a fun day in my sewing room today and got lots done. Now I'm hand quilting and get to watch your video! I hope you have a wonderful and happy week ahead! Thank you for sharing this video, your time and expertise!
sad!!!!!if its not in a WHITE BOOK IT CANT BE TRUE!! Seems like a little bit of hate from all the STRAIGHT FORWARD QUILTERS who followed every rule and wished those quilts were their creations..period..just like every other white whos come alone to disprove greatness...
Methinks the lady doth protest too much. Her own presentation is at least as weak, insubstantial, and emotional as the book she virulently criticizes. She has neither logic nor evidence to refute the relevant oral history, which is by no means an "assimilation myth." Hers is an "ad hominem" argument [or in this case, "ad feminam"]. In the Q&A segment, she admits: "We don't really know much about this."
I'm so glad that you posted a video tonight. I had a busy day in my sewing room and now I get to sit and watch you work. I hope you have a wonderful week ahead. Thank you for sharing this video!
