Where We Have Been & Where We Hope to Be is a course developed to introduce the collaborative process of making paper quilts to create narrative and healing art addressing racial history and trauma and embodying hope for a future filled with healing and health.
The course is available to do as an “at home” curriculum (there are 6 videos total to be watched and participated with on demand) or I can teach your group via zoom or in-person (with safety and distancing measures in place during Covid. My assistants and I are all fully vaccinated)
CLASS OPTIONS
ON DEMAND PRE-RECORDED VIDEOS
Individual “On demand” lessons are available for purchase with optional pricing to make it accessible to as many as possible
Contact me separately to.purchase a license for sharing the virtual program with a group.
VIRTUAL CLASSES
Contact me to request me to teach a zoom version of the art sessions with your group.
60-minute class - includes a short intro and brief versions of art sessions 1 and 2
3 hour class - introduction and Art Sessions 1-3
4 hour class - introduction and Art Sessions 1-4
IN PERSON CLASSES
(Outdoor, masked sessions currently available in Los Angeles Area. I am also willing to travel if travel costs are covered)
60-90 minute class - introduction and Art Sessions 1-2
4 hour class - introduction and Art Sessions 1-4
Master class (2 days) - All Sessions + 2nd day sewing lessons to create your own mini quilt. All skill levels welcome.
Forward Movement
I made this quilt this summer in response to the racial inequalities and in love for the children of the African continent. I called it “Forward Movement” as I prayed and stitched hundreds of tiny hand quilted stitches to quilt it together. I thought about history and the future and how we as a nation need to acknowledge our history in order to move forward.
Hope Deferred
The second quilt in this series. The previous quilt in the series had arrows and was orderly and I called it “Forward Movement” as I stitched and prayed for the descendants of Africa here in America. This one tried to capture the jumble of angst I felt election week. I had a 4 foot by 3 foot piece of 1.5” squares of African fabrics I’d spent hours sewing together that was waiting for the right project. My heart was feeling so much frustration and dismay that week and I coped by cutting it into small triangles and sewing them back together in a way that matched how upset I was. The end result as a quilt seems balanced, but I think it also holds glimpses of my broken heart and the hopes of the black community that so often are struggling against prejudice for forward movement. I’m calling this one “Hope deferred”