UNDERTONES: BLACK WOMEN RISE QUILT (2020)
For the third quilt, the MACC honored Black women who rose above their cultural status to become widely admired figures making positive contributions to their communities. Individuals highlighted include Ella Baker, Shirley Chisholm, Sojourner Truth and Michelle Obama. Participants who worked on this quilt started by breaking down the faces into a variety of different shapes based on varying facial tones. While assembling the cut pieces of fabric, the students were encouraged to focus on the size and placement of the shapes while paying attention to both the negative and positive space. This quilt was constructed with blocks of blue fabric and decorated with stars. The celebrated faces were constructed with various fabrics to simulate the features of each woman. With so much blue, the patterns
flowed naturally to form a starry sky.
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