Highlighting the stunning creations of five quilters from the Oakland-based Eli Leon collection, Yo-Yos & Half Squares: Contemporary California Quilts presents 20 quilts that defy standard expectations, dating from the late 1980s and early 2000s. Featuring complex asymmetrical patterns, unusual materials and an improvisational creation process, these quilts are unique artworks that expand the notions of craft through exuberant artistic expression. Presenting stories from each maker-Angie Tobias, Arbie Williams, Mattie Pickett, Rosie Lee Tompkins, and Sherry Byrd-the exhibition illuminates how these quilts came to be, and the collaborations and relationships involved in their creation. Although the quilts are highly distinct from each other, the exhibition reflects the makers' individual interests, skills and talents and Eli Leon's vision and unique story as a collector, beginning in the early 1970s and with a large focus on African-American quilters.
Image Credit: Pieced by Rosie Lee Tompkins, Unfinished (red velvet and embroidery). Collection of Eli Leon. Photo: Terry Lorant
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Image Credit: Pieced by Rosie Lee Tompkins, Unfinished (red velvet and embroidery). Collection of Eli Leon. Photo: Terry Lorant
Highlighting the stunning creations of five quilters from the Oakland-based Eli Leon collection, Yo-Yos & Half Squares: Contemporary California Quilts presents 20 quilts that defy standard expectations, dating from the late 1980s and early 2000s. Featuring complex asymmetrical patterns, unusual materials and an improvisational creation process, these quilts are unique artworks that expand the notions of craft through exuberant artistic expression. Presenting stories from each maker-Angie Tobias, Arbie Williams, Mattie Pickett, Rosie Lee Tompkins, and Sherry Byrd-the exhibition illuminates how these quilts came to be, and the collaborations and relationships involved in their creation. Although the quilts are highly distinct from each other, the exhibition reflects the makers' individual interests, skills and talents and Eli Leon's vision and unique story as a collector, beginning in the early 1970s and with a large focus on African-American quilters.
Image Credit: Pieced by Rosie Lee Tompkins, Unfinished (red velvet and embroidery). Collection of Eli Leon. Photo: Terry Lorant
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Image Credit: Pieced by Rosie Lee Tompkins, Unfinished (red velvet and embroidery). Collection of Eli Leon. Photo: Terry Lorant
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