Boweavil
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Alarie Tennille:
Thank you for writing this. The ladies of Gee's Bend didn't enter their quilts into the national quilt shows. People took their work and dragged it around the country but did little for them. The day I went to an exhibit of the quilts, I walked into the room and was grabbed by the emotion of the quilt made of the denim bibs and jeans of the dead husband of one of the quilters. Isn't this what art should be?
Alarie Tennille
Yes, Boweavil, I quite agree with you. Are you sure little has been done for them? I'm starting to see their work everywhere and am sure their prices have gone up now. The Atlanta Airport has an exhibit of their art.
The quilters have at least spread a lot of joy around the world, the only real payment most poets can expect either.
The quilters have at least spread a lot of joy around the world, the only real payment most poets can expect either.
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Susan Raineri
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Alarie Tennille:
Hello Alarie! I am the publicity chairperson for our quilt guild, Pajaro Valley Quilt Guild (for the Santa Cruz, CA area). We have a facebook page and I would love to post your poem about Gee's Bend as we all LOVE those quilts? Let me know if that is okay with you. By the way, it is a stunning poem. Thanks for your consideration.
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