ENTERTAINMENT
By Holly Selby | February 5, 1998
Anyone who feels a creative urge is invited to the Maryland Institute, College of Art to sit at a communal quilt to stitch and talk -- and perhaps make new friends.This communal work-in-progress is part of an art exhibition that has as many pieces as the colorful quilts it showcases.At the show's center is an exhibit of 45 vivid works created by Baltimore's master-quilter Elizabeth Scott. The Scott retrospective, curated by George Ciscle, includes quilts with patterns ranging from traditional strips to whimsical critters.
FEATURES
By Anita Gold and Anita Gold,Chicago Tribune | May 26, 1991
Q: I collect handmade quilts, especially those with designs that show some sort of optical illusion. Can you put me in touch with dealers who might have such quilts, or provide sources of information regarding instructions, patterns or designs?A: Among the most spectacular optical-illusion quilts are those made by textile artist Rebecca Shore. For more information, write to Carl Hammer Gallery, 200 W. Superior St., Chicago, Ill. 60610; phone (312) 266-8512.The fifth annual Contemporary Wall-Quilt Exhibition continues through June 1 from 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. Tuesdays to Saturdays at the Wild Goose Chase Quilt Gallery, 1511 Chicago Ave., Evanston, Ill. 60201-4405; phone (708)
NEWS
By James H. Bready and James H. Bready,Special to The Sun | August 27, 1995
A dovekie is, originally, a bird; among sailing craft, it's a small (21'5"), single-sail, lowerable-mast, flat-bottom, no-bilge, inboard-engine, fiberglass boat - a one-person boat that will still move in as little as 4 inches of water. It is very rowable, very trailerable. In 1987, Robert De Gast bought an 8-year-old dovekie for about $6,000, brought it to Chesapeake Bay, added a small centerboard and named it Fiddler.De Gast is one of the great modern Bay (and beyond) sailors. People know him for his maritime photography, but it's the boats he has owned that he talks about.
FEATURES
By Lita Solis-Cohen and Sally Solis-Cohen | May 9, 1993
The word "quilt" comes from the Latin "culcita," meaning stuffed sack or cushion. Quilting refers to the stitching holding together three layers: a pieced or appliqued cover, filling and backing. The earliest evidence of quilting is a circa-3400 B.C. carved ivory figure in the British Museum of an Egyptian pharaoh wearing what looks like a quilted mantle.Quilted clothing and bedding, primarily professionally made luxury goods for the wealthy, are mentioned in 13th-century French and Dutch accounts.
NEWS
By GLENN MCNATT | June 29, 2007
The Atlanta art dealers accused in a lawsuit of taking and not returning three heirloom quilts from a woman in Gee's Bend, Ala., have handed the quilts over to her attorney. After calling a news conference late Wednesday to dispute the charges, attorneys for art dealer William Arnett and his son Matt delivered the quilts to the Birmingham law office of Peter Burke. He represents Lucinda Pettway Franklin, one of the three plaintiffs in the dispute; she says the Arnetts took and held her quilts for two years.
NEWS
By Jackie Powder and Jackie Powder,Sun Staff Writer | July 1, 1994
Quilts have played a prominent role in Mount Airy's centennial year.The town's centennial quilt, made by 22 local women over the course of a year, features 26 town landmarks and hangs in Mount Airy's Town Hall.The quilt theme surfaces again this month in "Timeless Treasures: Mount Airy's Centennial Celebration Quilt Exhibit." The exhibit will feature about 40 antique quilts, most of which have been handed down through generations of local families.The quilts will be on display July 15-17 at the Mount Airy Senior Center, 703 Ridge Ave.Judy Elwood, a veteran quilter who coordinated the centennial quilt project, came up with the idea for the antique quilt display.