Running With Scissors invited me to teach a Folk Art Quilt class on Sunday. Our theme was Secret Life. We had 16 people, all working hard and playing with their stashes of fabric.
They were portraying a Secret Life, a fantasy vision of a possibly different reality.
Some people chose to show a personal story.
Others made a memory quilt, ( of the time when she was a Viking!)
They were colorful.
And imaginative.
There were animals...
some of them studying to be professors.
Others were just showing off their cute personalities.
Some people showed a personal dream of success.
Others were mind readers, showing the dreams of their pets.
Great artists of the past were inspirational.
Symbolism came into play with a couple quilts.
Admiration of other cultures made a good subject.
Communication between species was a theme of one or more.
And it was an opportunity to play with new styles.
I have unfortunately missed a picture of one quilt which depicted an ideal dream of the future. Maybe if Mary sees this, she can send me one??
We had a good time.
