Swannanoa String Band, 1895
In 2013, The Black Mountain Center for the Arts hosted a solo show of my work, in conjunction with the Swannanoa Valley Museum‘s seasonal opening. SVM’s lead exhibit was ‘Music in the Valley’ and was based on a wonderful vintage photograph of the ‘Swannanoa String Band, 1895’ which was comprised of Warren Wilson Farm School’s instructors and local farmers.
Just for fun, I interpreted this photo in fabric, and it was the lead quilt in the gallery exhibit next door, at BMCA. I am pleased to say it also won First Place in Art Quilt-Pictorial in the 2014 Asheville Quilt Show, and was accepted for exhibition in the American Quilters Society 2015 show in Paducah, KY. I donated this quilt to Warren Wilson College, the site of the photograph.
