#geesbendquilt

[designerrajon]

Do you need t-shirt design... 👇👇👇👇👇👇👇👇👇👇 https://www.fiverr.com/s2/f0a4f1690c #needtshirt #needlogodesign #designerschoice #coupletshirts #minimalistlife #minimalisttshirt #graphicfacilitation #mockupsforfree #mocktailrecipe #oneofmanypostcard #peterdoig #smallhousedesign #fritsthaulow #geesbendquilts #gameofshrooms #hanshoffman #justinwilliams #keithvaughan #zhangenli #adobexdprototype #clairetabouret #cotswoldsbloggers #violininstagram #brunomunari #nantucketwinefestival #marinomarini #hooralqasimi #iplnews #takesadamatsutani #shirtstuckedin (at Texas, United States) https://www.instagram.com/p/COd7sNUrEDC/?igshid=xy2btsjdl77u

[amytavern]

In 2009 I started to cover my jewelry with spray paint and needed color inspiration. At the time I was a resident artist at my dear Penland School of Crafts and a fellow resident suggested I look at the quilts of Gee’s Bend. He thought I would be inspired by the color schemes of those incredible quilts, and he was right. It goes beyond color for me, too… composition, shape, the edges, the labor, the care… 

Gee’s Bend quilts began with fabrics chosen from what was available: old, worn out clothing; faded, stained, stretched, and torn. Color was coordinated according to what was available, too, and unusual, complementary combinations were the result. Compositions were guided by the inherent qualities of the materials and the limited color palettes. Many quilts were improvisational, while others followed a few simple patterns such as “Housetop,” which offered tremendous freedom within the simple parameter of the concentric square. Created with great care, the quilts were made to keep family members warm because there was no heat in their homes. The unique and distinctive look of the quilts developed over time, reflecting the culture and location of these natural, brilliant artists.

The people who made these quilts, and continue to make them, are the women of Gee’s Bend, Alabama, a small region born of a plantation in the mid 1800s. The community includes about 700 people, most of whom are descendants of slaves. 

Pictured here in the order are quilts made by: Ella Bendolph, Loretta Pettway, Linda Pettway, Beatrice Pettway, Nell Hall Williams, Pearlie Pettway Hall, Arlonzia Pettway, Aolar Mosely, Amelia Bennett, and Patty Ann Williams.

All images via Souls Grown Deep Foundation. 

[simon-martin]

THE GEES BEND QUILTS: these beautiful hand-made examples were included in the exhibition ‘We Will Walk – Art and Resistance in the American South’ at Turner Contemporary. Many were made by descendants of workers on slave plantations in Alabama, who developed these in isolation. @turnercontemporary #wewillwalk #geesbendquilts #geesbend #quilt #americanart #alabama #textileart (at Turner Contemporary) https://www.instagram.com/p/CD3W_RIlIOj/?igshid=opwg8uhq7zar

[zoezinnia]

the evidence of a pocket : #geesbendquilt by rita mae pettway (at Outsider Art Fair)

[fiberistanora]

So excited to present my workshop Every Stitch Matters: Quilts, Activism and Making Your Mark not once next week, but FOUR TIMES! 🙀 That’s right! Twice on Tuesday to high schoolers for Latin School of Chicago’s post-MLK day of Collective Action and then twice to the public at the Indian Trails Public Library in Wheeling, IL. There are still spots open sat the library events on Tuesday and Thursday evenings! The event link is in my bio so you can come and join me. (The images here are from my slide show: the Names Project, the quilts of Gee’s Bend, the Gone But Not Forgotten project and “Feminist Quilt” by Darci Read.) #quilting #quilts #activistquilts #politicalquilts #arthistory #quilthistory #aidsquilt #thenamesproject #geesbendquilts #gonebutnotforgotten #workshop #freeevent https://www.instagram.com/p/BsyL05Jn6Z8/?utm_source=ig_tumblr_share&igshid=7di69g9x0vq5

[artsology]

Blocks and strips quilt made from work clothes, 1959, by Lucy Mingo. #quilt #quilting #geesbendquilts #geesbend #lucymingo #geometricart #textiles #1950s #abstractart https://www.instagram.com/p/CW2PGtHMZtK/?utm_medium=tumblr

[fjkorb]

This morning was a wide variety of images. From my painting process of layers of red (blue coming soon) to my online interview with the other artists at .@honeyandacedesign in #Sheboygan, Wisconsin as well as in the interview with .@margret.petrie and .@authenticobsessions and even the Frank Korb 5K Fun Run and Walk this week in #WisconsinRapids with the Wisconsin Art Education Association #wiarted. Find links in my BIO to a variety of the above. Vote. Become an activist. Become an advocate. Thank you to the Women of Gee's Bend as you have been an inspiration and symbol behind the quilting part of this series as well as the years of work and struggle all minorities have endures. Thank you for the inspiration. Also keep your ears peeled out for .@authenticobsessions and my interview coming soon. Thanks .@margret.petrie for the great conversation. My work is available NOW, online and in person... Along with the .@bmayergallery - I am participating in a benefit show. Come see my work in Philadelphia or visit my BIO ABOVE and visit the Bridget Mayer Benefit Site. Purchase my work to 1) contribute to Arts Education and 2) begin your Frank Korb collection (or add to it!) Please visit frankkorb.com. Stop the #suppression and do all you can to get the vote out from everyone who is eligible. #endvotersuppression Call your local representatives and senators. Like and FOLLOW ME. As always, your comments (sales and commissions) are always welcome. Shipping anywhere in the country is available. Please enjoy and share my work. #milwaukeeartists #Abstractgallery #dailypainter #contemporarypaintings #instagramart #mixedmedia #wisconsinartist #mkeart #abstractpainting #activist #milwaukeepainters .@gallery_nk #votersuppression #quilting #geesbendinspiration #geesbendquilts .@marn_arts .@crookedmedia #milwaukeeartistresourcenetwork #philadelphiaartscene #benefitauction #advocateart #activistart https://www.instagram.com/p/CVcxPpAFLZA/?utm_medium=tumblr

[rongbennettart]

Best true American abstractions produced- from the Gees Bend area. Early 2020 show at NOMA #americanabstraction #quilts #geesbendquilts #goals (at New Orleans Museum of Art) https://www.instagram.com/p/CKXSS_OlqNh/?igshid=144k0228gyr11

[parker-co-studio]

The chosen Identity for Trilogy, a hospitality property inspired by the incredible history and artful woman of Gee’s Bend, Alabama. We pushed for them to choose this identity since it represented the intricate workings of their incredible quilts, which now I’m dying to go see in person. The quilts of Gee's Bend are considered to be unique, and one of the most important African-American visual and cultural contributions to the history of art within the United States. I’m excited to see this project come to life ✨ . . . #hospitalitybranding #logodesign #typedesign #typographic #artfulwordmark #artlogo #geesbend #geesbendquilts #africanamericanart #africaninspired #alabamaart #brandingdesign #hotellogo https://www.instagram.com/p/CGP80iNAuOE/?igshid=1a1jrrf5e86kj

[jackbaicustomz]

My latest creation! So this pair was special to me bc I learned a great lesson in Black history by doing them. @ms.newsunshine put me on! So there is a group of Black Women in Alabama called the Gee's Bend Quiltmakers. They have been making handmade quilts since the 20's. Her shoes represent 2 quilts she chose and the names of the women that made them. I love when I get to recreate great artwork! #customshoes #customart #custommade #custom #customconverse #converse #vans #pixcustomz #jackbaidesigns #shoes #shoesforsale #shoesaddict #shoeslover #shoelover #shoegame #blackownedbusiness #blackowned #blackownedbusinesses #blackcreatorsfund #geesbendquilts #geesbend #geesbendinspired https://www.instagram.com/p/CByOX4JnMoT/?igshid=11j3vp51jk3j5

[mmhaims]

Doing some work in the garden on the #geesbendquilt! Soon the quilt will be at @swarthmorecollege in the @listgallery and you’ll be able to see it! #geesbendquilts #geesbend #geesbendquilt #geesbendquilters #geesbendinspired

[candyspender-vanrood]

#Repost @sauerkrautmissionary22 (@get_repost) ・・・ #rebeccamylesjones#geesbendquilt#quilt#soulsgrowndeepfoundation#alabama#textileart#africanamericanquilt#folkart#outsiderart

[trascapades]

🎨🎶#ArtIsAWeapon Reposted from @phillipscollection ⭐ TONIGHT at 6:30pm ET | "Moon Medicin: Mosaic Performance"

The multi-disciplinary performance—directed by artist Sanford Biggers and featuring harpist Parker Ramsay, dancers Nicoletta de la Brown and Daniel Phoenix Singh and DC-artist Sheldon Scott—will dismantle Biggers’s sand-floor piece Fool’s Folly.

Watch here ▶️ https://www.phillipscollection.org/event/2022-01-08-mosaic-performance

@sanfordbiggers @moonmedicin

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Reposted from @moniquemeloche The Phillips Collection presents 'Moon Medicin: Mosaic Performance,' a Centennial commission combining #music and #dance, engaging Sanford Biggers’s sand-floor installation created in dialogue with Gee’s Bend Quilts from the Phillips’s permanent collection as part of his Intersections project Mosaic. ⠀

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You are invited to submit, via an anonymous Google form (link in bio), short sentence answers to questions from Sanford Biggers (listed below) that will inform and help guide the performance.⠀

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How have you connected to the world over the last two years? ⠀

What have you lost? ⠀

What have you found? ⠀

Where have you shared your abundance?⠀

Who or what would you like to thank?⠀

What are your wishes for the world?⠀

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The performance will be live-streamed on Saturday, January, 8 2022 at 6:30 PM and marks the end of the 'Sanford Biggers: Mosaic Intersections' exhibition. Visit the link in bio to learn more and register for the event⠀

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Image: installation view, 'Sanford Biggers: Intersections,' The Phillips Collection, Washington, D.C.

Image: Sanford Biggers, Fool's Folly (detail), 2021

#BlackGirlArtGeeks #SanfordBiggers #MosaicIntersections #PhillipsCollection #installation #GeesBendQuilts #MoonMedicin #art #BlackArt

[patternbase]

The Quilts of Gee's Bend are created by a group of women and their ancestors who live or have lived in the isolated African-American hamlet of Gee's Bend, Alabama along the Alabama River. The Quilts are considered to be unique, and one of the most important African-American visual and cultural contributions to the history of art within the United States. Throughout the post-bellum years and into the 20th century, Gee's Bend women made quilts to keep themselves and their children warm in unheated shacks that lacked running water, telephones and electricity. Along the way they developed a distinctive style, noted for its lively improvisations and geometric simplicity. [#MaryLeeBendolph with her 2003 "Blocks and Strips" from the @smithsonian exhibition, #FabricOfTheirLives] #daywithoutawoman #internationalwomensday #geesbend #geesbendquilts

[backyard-pilgrim]

Irene Williams’ (circa 1975) Gee’s Bend ‘Housetop’ quilt says it all...tomorrow’s the day. VOTE! . . . . #vote #geesbend #geesbendquilts https://www.instagram.com/p/Bp0Z1Y2lfmz/?utm_source=ig_tumblr_share&igshid=yjlldl4v506u

[foodonfifth]

Alabama road trip...Gee’s Bend Quilts #teresablackburnfoodstyling #afoodstylistslife #nashvillefoodstylist #foodstylistsroadtrips #geesbendquilts https://www.instagram.com/p/BokS_NOhTGo/?utm_source=ig_tumblr_share&igshid=1nbg54tt92vyf