Download quilting bee

Sunflower Quilt
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Born in Harlem, New York City in
1930
Taught to sew by her mother
Taught to make quilts by her greatgreat-grandmother
An artist (mostly quilts)
An author of children’s books
Over 75 awards for painting and
writing
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Quilt = fabric stitched together
usually to create a pattern
Quilt Meanings:
o Warmth
o Preserving memories and events
o Storytelling
o “Message boards" to guide people
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Ringgold framed her work with
cloth because it made them lighter
and less expensive to ship (versus
being in heavy frames)
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Shape
o A flat figure created when lines meet to enclose a space
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Square
Triangle
Circle
Irregular
Color or Hue
o Blue + Yellow = Green
o Red + Yellow = Orange
o Red + Blue
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= Purple
Repetition
o When word, sound, color or pattern is used over and over again
• Red Red Blue Blue Purple Purple Red Red Blue Blue Purple Purple
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What shapes do
you see?
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What colors do you
see?
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What is repeated?
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What is going on in this quilt?
What kind of story do you think is being told?
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What shapes do you see?
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What colors do you see?
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What is repeated?
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“I am inspired by people who rise above their adversity.
That’s my deepest inspiration. And also I’m inspired by the
fact that if I really, really want to, I think I
anything.”
can do
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The quilting bee is a
traditional activity of
American women
• A practice in which
women are in control
and enjoy friendships
with one another.
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The women are
shown as quilters as
if they are piecing
together freedom.
1.
Draw a large sunflower on the
white paper.
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Paint the flowers and leaves
3.
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Use yellow, white, brown and green
paints.
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When it is dry, outline the flowers
and leaves with a black marker.
We will glue them all together
onto a large sheet of paper to
make a quilt.