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Southern Strings
Southern Strings
Southern Strings

Southern Strings

Artist Brenetta Ward
MediumFiber - African and domestic cottons, machine-quilted
Dimensions84 x 60 in. (213.4 x 152.4 cm)
ClassificationsTextile
Credit LineSeattle Arts Commission
Southern Strings is a design that honors my familial quilting tradition. My maternal grandmother, Mary Clark Clay from the Mississippi Delta quilted and passed the art to my aunt, Alma Lee Clay-Holiday, who passed it onto me. Scrap quilts made from Strings of fabric is their signature technique. I am blessed to pass this tradition on. –Artist statement
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