New Quilts From an Old Favorite 2010: Sunflower
“New Quilts From an Old Favorite 2010: Sunflower” features the work of experienced quilters from 11 U.S. states and Canada who have modified the Sunflower design in imaginative ways, providing a wonderful look at the skills, techniques and creativity of today's quiltmakers.
Exhibit dates: Oct. 24 - Dec. 10
Gallery Hours Monday - Friday: 10 a.m. - 5 p.m.
Sunday: 1-4 p.m.
For Gallery questions, contact Dave Barnes
620-792-9342, barnesd@bartonccc.edu
“Gypsy Caravans”
First Place
Claudia Clark Myers, Duluth, Minn.
Marilyn Badger, St. George, Utah
“Leaning on the Fence”
Third Place
Sharon Rotz, Mosinee, Wis.
“Rising and Radiant”
Fourth Place
Ann Feitelson and Ronna Erickson
Montague, Maine
“Sunflower Sutra”
Fifth Place
Marion Perrault and Helena Scheffer
Beaconsfield, Quebec, Canada
Exhibit Reception Scenes
Oct. 24, 2010
Shafer Director Dave Barnes and Theresea Reeves are pictured in front of her quilt, “No Forwarding Address."
Members of Threadbenders Quilt Guild conduct a quilting bee during the opening reception, helping to show the homespun art of quilting.
Wayne & Arthetta Long perform at the Shafer Gallery during the opening reception. Click on the YouTube link above to watch a portion of that performance.
Arthetta Long and a young Shafer Gallery vistor peform for those in attendance during the opening reception.
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“Flora”
Finalist
Mary Ann Herndon
The Woodlands, Texas
New Quilts From an Old Favorite Bring American Tradition to Gallery
By Dave Barnes, Shafer Gallery Director
On Saturday afternoons when I was a boy growing up in the little North Texas town of Electra, I would often steal into the basement of my Dad’s church and sit for hours under the quilting frame set up by the Women’s Misssionary Council. The ladies of the church would sing hymns, gossip and generally catch up on the goings-on in their world. All the while, thimbles clicked and nimble fingers darted in and out of the batting suspended on the quilting frame.
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Winning Quilts Depict Sunflower Pattern in Multitude of Designs
First place in the “New Quilts From an Old Favorite: Sunflower” contest was awarded to Claudia Clark Myers of Duluth, Minn., and Marilyn Badger of St. George, Utah, for their quilt titled “Gypsy Caravans.” Classic Sunflower blocks in orange and blue spin in an asymmetrical arrangement evoking the look of a gypsy wagon.
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