{"id":5887,"date":"2018-06-20T18:59:12","date_gmt":"2018-06-21T01:59:12","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.road2cablog.com\/?p=5887"},"modified":"2018-06-20T18:59:12","modified_gmt":"2018-06-21T01:59:12","slug":"special-quilt-exhibit-herstory-quilts","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/road2ca.com\/blog\/2018\/06\/20\/special-quilt-exhibit-herstory-quilts\/","title":{"rendered":"Special Quilt Exhibit: The Work And Wisdom of HERstory Quilts"},"content":{"rendered":"

\t\t\t\tRoad to California prides itself on presenting new and timely Special Quilt Exhibits.<\/p>\n\n\nOne such Special Quilt Exhibit at Road 2018 was HERstory Quilts \u2013 A Celebration of Strong Women. <\/em>The brainchild of Susanne M. Jones, HERstory <\/em>\u201ccelebrates the amazing things that women everywhere have accomplished since 1920 when women were given the right to vote in the United States.\u201d \"Special<\/a>\nThe Special Quilt Exhibit\u00a0HERstory Quilts\u00a0<\/em>included the work of 85 fabric artists from seven countries. They used fabric, thread, paint, and embellishments to honor strong women \u2013 some well-known, some not so much — who cracked glass ceilings, made discoveries, broke into fields previously dominated by men, or were the first to do something.\"Special<\/a>\nAll work in the Special Quilt Exhibit\u00a0HERstory Quilts<\/em> were original designs that fit a portrait orientation measuring 24 inches wide and 30 inches long. \u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\"Special<\/a>\nThe Special Quilt Exhibit HERstory Quilts\u00a0<\/em>debuted at Houston Quilt Market in October-November, 2017. Road to California 2018 was its second stop. It is intended that the exhibit will travel for two years.\"Special<\/a>\nThe quilts are also featured in a 240 page book named after the exhibit, HERstory Quilts \u2013 A Celebration of Strong Women.\"Special<\/a> <\/em>\nQuilts from the exhibit are organized in the book by theme:\n\n\n

Suffragists<\/strong>: Women who fought for women to receive the vote<\/p>\n\n\n\n\n

Strong Women: <\/strong>Women who did something that was a first for humankind or for women\"Special<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n\n

Groups: <\/strong>Women who worked together for a common goal, and<\/p>\n\n\n\n\n

Personal Heroes: <\/strong>A relative or individual admired by the artist\"Special<\/a><\/p>\n\n\nEach quilt highlighted in the book has a description of the woman being portrayed including a brief historical summary of what made her famous. There is also a description of the artist, why she chose the woman to be honored, and what methods were used in the fiber art work she created.\nThank you, Susanne M. Jones, for the vision and direction in putting together this Special Exhibit. To see where the exhibit is going next<\/a> or to purchase the book<\/a>, please visit Susanne\u2019s website<\/a>.]]>\t\t<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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