Places to See My Quilts
Jazzy Stars at Auburn Avenue Research Library
Jazzy Stars is part of the Brown Sugar Stitchers Quilt Guild exhibit entitled Not Your Grandmother’s Quilts — African American Quilters in the 21st Century. The exhibit is housed at the Auburn Avenue Research Library, 101 Auburn Avenue, At;lanta, GA. The opening reception for the exhibit is Thursday, October 6, 2011 at 7 p.m. Attendees [...]
My Quilts Are On YouTube! It’s a Good Day!
Check out my new YouTube Channel! Search ovbrantley, and you should find it. So far I have uploaded three videos – My Quilts at the 2011 Atlanta Quilt Festival, I Believe in Angels and Quiltmaker’s Daughter. Enjoy!
Sitting on the Porch on a Southern Summer Night
My quilts tend to be inspirational or nostalgic. Sitting on the Porch on a Southern Summer Night is nostalgic. Growing up in small town, there was nothing else to do on a summer night but sit on the porch, swat mosquitoes and gossip. Those were times when everything moved slower. This quilt made me wonder [...]
Just Before Dawn
Just Before Dawn is a one of a kind 50 x 50 inch art quilt. The blue squares reminded me of dawn peeping through the darkness of the distinctive batik fabrics. It is a simple quilt that makes a big impact while suggesting a positive message. This quilt is listed for sale in my studio [...]
Atlanta Quilt Festival Opens Tomorrow at Noon
Five of my quilts are part of the 2011 Atlanta Quilt Festival exhibit. The exhibit is housed at the South Fulton Arts Center, 4645 Butner Road, College Park, GA. The Opening Reception is tomorrow at noon, but the quilts will remain on display until August 13, 2011. My newest quilt in the A Different Drummer [...]
New Series – Subtle Struggle Toward the Dream
Upon returning to work as an attorney after three years in retirement, I was struck by how many inequities remain in the work place. I was inspired to make a series of quilts called “Subtle Struggle Toward the Dream”. Each quilt in the series is made of black and white fabrics with a red accent. [...]
My Quilts at 2011 Atlanta Quilt Festival
Five of my quilts, along with approximately 50 other quilts, will be exhibited during the 2011 Atlanta Quilt Festival. The annual festival, which is held at the South Fulton Arts Center, 4645 Butner Road, College Park, GA is sponsored by the Clara Ford Foundation and Hammonds House Museum. The opening reception is July 31, 2011 [...]
Atlanta Album (This Ain’t Baltimore) Visits Mills Senior Center
Atlanta Album (This Ain’t Baltimore) is on loan to the Mills Senior Multi-Purpose Center for the summer. The Center is located at 515 John Wesley Dobbs, Atlanta, GA. Atlanta Album (This Ain’t Baltimore) is my personal masterpiece (although I cannot seem to get a great picture of it). It is one of two of my [...]
Quilts on Loan For the Summer
Several of my quilts are on loan for the summer to the H.J.C. Bowden Senior Multipurpose Facility, 2885 Church Street, East Point, GA. You Make Me Smile (shown above) is one of those quilts. Sharing my quilts makes me smile. What makes you smile?
African Christmas on Loan to Bowden Center
African Christmas is on loan to the H.J.C. Bowden Senior Multi-Purpose Center in East Point Georgia as part of the Clara Ford Foundation Christmas Tour of Quilts. Enjoy!
