{"id":1970884,"date":"2026-06-03T00:00:00","date_gmt":"2026-06-02T21:00:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/analyse.optim.biz\/?p=1970884"},"modified":"2026-06-03T00:00:00","modified_gmt":"2026-06-02T21:00:00","slug":"masters-of-the-stitch-threaded-stories-spotlights-narrative-quilts-by-black-americans","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/analyse.optim.biz\/?p=1970884","title":{"rendered":"\u2018Masters of the Stitch: Threaded Stories\u2019 Spotlights Narrative Quilts by Black Americans"},"content":{"rendered":"<div class=\"entry-content prose-colossal max-w-none\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-group alignfull is-style-default entry-header is-vertical is-layout-flex wp-container-core-group-is-layout-fe9cc265 wp-block-group-is-layout-flex\">\n<figure class=\"colo-post-featured-image wp-block-post-featured-image\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"2000\" height=\"1923\" src=\"https:\/\/www.thisiscolossal.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/threaded-stories-7.jpg\" class=\"attachment-post-thumbnail size-post-thumbnail wp-post-image\" alt=\"a graphic quilt featuring a Black family, possibly inspired by a historical photo, waiting for the Freedom Train\" style=\"object-fit:cover\"><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">Marion Coleman, \u201cWaiting for the Freedom Train\u201d (2011), cotton fabric and batting; fiber collage, raw edge<br \/>\nappliqu\u00e9, reverse appliqu\u00e9, photo transfer, thread painting, free-motion quilted, 41.5 x 43 inches. All images courtesy of the artists, Carolyn Mazloomi, and Claire Oliver Gallery, shared with permission<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<div class=\"wp-block-group post-title is-vertical is-layout-flex wp-container-core-group-is-layout-0bc941e6 wp-block-group-is-layout-flex\">\n<h1 class=\"alignfull wp-block-post-title\">\u2018Masters of the Stitch: Threaded Stories\u2019 Spotlights Narrative Quilts by Black Americans<\/h1>\n<div class=\"wp-block-group alignfull post-meta is-layout-flex wp-block-group-is-layout-flex\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-post-date\"><time datetime=\"2026-06-03T16:08:51-05:00\">June 3, 2026<\/time><\/div>\n<div class=\"taxonomy-category wp-block-post-terms\"><a class=\"category-art\" href=\"https:\/\/www.thisiscolossal.com\/category\/art\/\" rel=\"tag\">Art<\/a><a class=\"category-craft\" href=\"https:\/\/www.thisiscolossal.com\/category\/craft\/\" rel=\"tag\">Craft<\/a><a class=\"category-history\" href=\"https:\/\/www.thisiscolossal.com\/category\/history\/\" 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class=\"wp-block-outermost-social-sharing-link-label \"><br \/>\n\t\t\tEmail\t\t<\/span><br \/>\n\t<\/a>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><button class=\"simplefavorite-button preset\" data-postid=\"474685\" data-siteid=\"1\" data-groupid=\"1\" data-favoritecount=\"0\"><i class=\"sf-icon-bookmark\"><\/i>Bookmark<\/button>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p>From the nearly abstracted patterns featuring dozens of Black faces in the meticulous work of <a href=\"https:\/\/www.sharonkerryharlan.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Sharon Kerry-Harlan<\/a> to portraits inspired by real events like Donna Chambers\u2019 celebration of President Barack Obama\u2019s inauguration, <em>Masters of the Stitch: Threaded Stories<\/em> at <a href=\"https:\/\/www.claireoliver.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Claire Oliver Gallery<\/a> spotlights remarkable narratives in fabric.<\/p>\n<p>The exhibition draws from the collection of Carolyn Mazloomi, founder of the <a href=\"https:\/\/wcqn.org\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Women of Color Quilters Network<\/a>, whose strategy over the better part of the last four decades has been to highlight the craft as an artistic expression beyond what the gallery describes as \u201cfolk curiosity.\u201d Works simultaneously function \u201cas fine art, historical archive, and cultural testimony, asserting once and for all that Black quiltmaking deserves a central place in the American art canon,\u201d says a statement.<\/p>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.thisiscolossal.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/threaded-stories-2.jpg\" class=\"swipebox\" data-rel=\"lightbox-gallery-474685\" title=\"Sharon Kerry-Harlan, \u201cPower in Numbers\u201d (2016), whole cloth cotton, cotton batting; screenprinted, machine pieced and quilted, 49.5 x 49.5 inches\" data-rl_title=\"Sharon Kerry-Harlan, \u201cPower in Numbers\u201d (2016), whole cloth cotton, cotton batting; screenprinted, machine pieced and quilted, 49.5 x 49.5 inches\" data-rl_caption=\"Sharon Kerry-Harlan, \u201cPower in Numbers\u201d (2016), whole cloth cotton, cotton batting; screenprinted, machine pieced and quilted, 49.5 x 49.5 inches\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" width=\"2000\" height=\"1968\" src=\"https:\/\/www.thisiscolossal.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/threaded-stories-2.jpg\" alt=\"a graphic quilt featuring abstracted faces of Black figures amid geometric patterns\" class=\"wp-image-474689\"><\/a><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">Sharon Kerry-Harlan, \u201cPower in Numbers\u201d (2016), whole cloth cotton, cotton batting; screenprinted, machine pieced and quilted, 49.5 x 49.5 inches<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>The 12 artists included in the show reference a range of perspectives and stories, from childhood memories to the COVID-19 pandemic to civil rights actions like the <a href=\"https:\/\/nmaahc.si.edu\/explore\/stories\/riding-freedom-train\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Freedom Train<\/a>. \u201cBlack American quilts occupy a singular position in the history of American art: they are simultaneously an intimate domestic practice and a form of public witness,\u201d the gallery says. \u201cFor generations, these textiles carried stories that could not always be spoken aloud of family, faith, resistance, grief, and joy.\u201d<\/p>\n<p><em>Masters of the Stitch: Threaded Stories <\/em>continues through August 8 in Harlem. You might also enjoy Stephen Towns\u2019 <a href=\"https:\/\/www.thisiscolossal.com\/2025\/01\/stephen-towns-private-paradise\/\">quilted paintings<\/a> celebrating midcentury leisure in the South and Bisa Butler\u2019s vibrant <a href=\"https:\/\/www.thisiscolossal.com\/tags\/bisa-butler\">stitched portraits<\/a>.<\/p>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.thisiscolossal.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/threaded-stories-9.jpg\" class=\"swipebox\" data-rel=\"lightbox-gallery-474685\" title=\"Donna Chambers, \u201cPOTUS #44,\u201d commercial cotton, African cotton, cotton batting; embroidery, piecing, machine appliqu\u00e9d and quilted, 35 x 33 inches\" data-rl_title=\"Donna Chambers, \u201cPOTUS #44,\u201d commercial cotton, African cotton, cotton batting; embroidery, piecing, machine appliqu\u00e9d and quilted, 35 x 33 inches\" data-rl_caption=\"Donna Chambers, \u201cPOTUS #44,\u201d commercial cotton, African cotton, cotton batting; embroidery, piecing, machine appliqu\u00e9d and quilted, 35 x 33 inches\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" width=\"2000\" height=\"2168\" src=\"https:\/\/www.thisiscolossal.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/threaded-stories-9.jpg\" alt=\"a graphic quilt featuring motifs related to Barack Obma\" class=\"wp-image-474686\"><\/a><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">Donna Chambers, \u201cPOTUS #44,\u201d commercial cotton, African cotton, cotton batting; embroidery, piecing, machine appliqu\u00e9d and quilted, 35 x 33 inches<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.thisiscolossal.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/threaded-stories-6.jpg\" class=\"swipebox\" data-rel=\"lightbox-gallery-474685\" title=\"Marion Coleman, \u201cLiving in the Shadows\u201d (2016), commercial cotton, cotton batting; machine appliqu\u00e9d and quilted, 50 x 50 inches\" data-rl_title=\"Marion Coleman, \u201cLiving in the Shadows\u201d (2016), commercial cotton, cotton batting; machine appliqu\u00e9d and quilted, 50 x 50 inches\" data-rl_caption=\"Marion Coleman, \u201cLiving in the Shadows\u201d (2016), commercial cotton, cotton batting; machine appliqu\u00e9d and quilted, 50 x 50 inches\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" width=\"2000\" height=\"2044\" src=\"https:\/\/www.thisiscolossal.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/threaded-stories-6.jpg\" alt=\"a graphic quilt featuring a Black woman holding a child, and other figures in the distance\" class=\"wp-image-474693\"><\/a><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">Marion Coleman, \u201cLiving in the Shadows\u201d (2016), commercial cotton, cotton batting; machine appliqu\u00e9d and quilted, 50 x 50 inches<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.thisiscolossal.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/threaded-stories-3.jpg\" class=\"swipebox\" data-rel=\"lightbox-gallery-474685\" title=\"Sharon Kerry-Harlan, \u201cOn the Face Of It\u201d (2010), cotton fabric, fabric paint, mixed media; appliqu\u00e9d and quilted, 71 x 102 inches\" data-rl_title=\"Sharon Kerry-Harlan, \u201cOn the Face Of It\u201d (2010), cotton fabric, fabric paint, mixed media; appliqu\u00e9d and quilted, 71 x 102 inches\" data-rl_caption=\"Sharon Kerry-Harlan, \u201cOn the Face Of It\u201d (2010), cotton fabric, fabric paint, mixed media; appliqu\u00e9d and quilted, 71 x 102 inches\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" width=\"2000\" height=\"1410\" src=\"https:\/\/www.thisiscolossal.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/threaded-stories-3.jpg\" alt=\"a graphic quilt featuring abstracted heads of Black figures amid geometric patterns\" class=\"wp-image-474690\"><\/a><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">Sharon Kerry-Harlan, \u201cOn the Face Of It\u201d (2010), cotton fabric, fabric paint, mixed media; appliqu\u00e9d and quilted, 71 x 102 inches<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.thisiscolossal.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/threaded-stories-8.jpg\" class=\"swipebox\" data-rel=\"lightbox-gallery-474685\" title=\"Kathy Nida, \u201cCovid\u2019s Daughters\u201d (2020), cotton fabric, cotton batting; machine appliqu\u00e9d and quilted, 59 x 51 inches\" data-rl_title=\"Kathy Nida, \u201cCovid\u2019s Daughters\u201d (2020), cotton fabric, cotton batting; machine appliqu\u00e9d and quilted, 59 x 51 inches\" data-rl_caption=\"Kathy Nida, \u201cCovid\u2019s Daughters\u201d (2020), cotton fabric, cotton batting; machine appliqu\u00e9d and quilted, 59 x 51 inches\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" width=\"2000\" height=\"2306\" src=\"https:\/\/www.thisiscolossal.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/threaded-stories-8.jpg\" alt=\"a graphic quilt featuring two figures with anatomical organs showing, inspired by COVID 19\" class=\"wp-image-474687\"><\/a><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">Kathy Nida, \u201cCovid\u2019s Daughters\u201d (2020), cotton fabric, cotton batting; machine appliqu\u00e9d and quilted, 59 x 51 inches<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.thisiscolossal.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/threaded-stories-1.jpg\" class=\"swipebox\" data-rel=\"lightbox-gallery-474685\" title=\"Wendell Brown, \u201cThe Family\u201d (2024), commercial cotton, cotton batt, yarn, found objects, cotton canvas, acrylic paint, hand-painted and hand-stitched, 75 x 75 inches\" data-rl_title=\"Wendell Brown, \u201cThe Family\u201d (2024), commercial cotton, cotton batt, yarn, found objects, cotton canvas, acrylic paint, hand-painted and hand-stitched, 75 x 75 inches\" data-rl_caption=\"Wendell Brown, \u201cThe Family\u201d (2024), commercial cotton, cotton batt, yarn, found objects, cotton canvas, acrylic paint, hand-painted and hand-stitched, 75 x 75 inches\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" width=\"2000\" height=\"1999\" src=\"https:\/\/www.thisiscolossal.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/threaded-stories-1.jpg\" alt=\"a graphic quilt featuring two parents with their children, with a group of figures in the background\" class=\"wp-image-474688\"><\/a><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">Wendell Brown, \u201cThe Family\u201d (2024), commercial cotton, cotton batt, yarn, found objects, cotton canvas, acrylic paint, hand-painted and hand-stitched, 75 x 75 inches<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.thisiscolossal.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/threaded-stories-10.jpg\" class=\"swipebox\" data-rel=\"lightbox-gallery-474685\" title=\"Viola Leak, \u201cAbout Jazz\u201d (ca. 2006), cotton fabric, cotton batt, netting, metallic fibers, beads, suede fabric, found objects, acrylic paint, hand-painted, hand-stitched, and machine quilted, 80 x 63 inches\" data-rl_title=\"Viola Leak, \u201cAbout Jazz\u201d (ca. 2006), cotton fabric, cotton batt, netting, metallic fibers, beads, suede fabric, found objects, acrylic paint, hand-painted, hand-stitched, and machine quilted, 80 x 63 inches\" data-rl_caption=\"Viola Leak, \u201cAbout Jazz\u201d (ca. 2006), cotton fabric, cotton batt, netting, metallic fibers, beads, suede fabric, found objects, acrylic paint, hand-painted, hand-stitched, and machine quilted, 80 x 63 inches\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" width=\"2000\" height=\"2500\" src=\"https:\/\/www.thisiscolossal.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/threaded-stories-10.jpg\" alt=\"a graphic quilt featuring jazz-themed figures and motifs\" class=\"wp-image-474695\"><\/a><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">Viola Leak, \u201cAbout Jazz\u201d (ca. 2006), cotton fabric, cotton batt, netting, metallic fibers, beads, suede fabric, found objects, acrylic paint, hand-painted, hand-stitched, and machine quilted, 80 x 63 inches<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.thisiscolossal.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/threaded-stories-5.jpg\" class=\"swipebox\" data-rel=\"lightbox-gallery-474685\" title=\"Michael Cummings, \u201cHaitian Mermaid #2\u201d (1996), sequins, shells, knit fiber, lam\u00e9, found objects, cotton batting; machine appliqu\u00e9d and quilted, 67 x 51 inches\" data-rl_title=\"Michael Cummings, \u201cHaitian Mermaid #2\u201d (1996), sequins, shells, knit fiber, lam\u00e9, found objects, cotton batting; machine appliqu\u00e9d and quilted, 67 x 51 inches\" data-rl_caption=\"Michael Cummings, \u201cHaitian Mermaid #2\u201d (1996), sequins, shells, knit fiber, lam\u00e9, found objects, cotton batting; machine appliqu\u00e9d and quilted, 67 x 51 inches\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" width=\"2000\" height=\"2381\" src=\"https:\/\/www.thisiscolossal.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/threaded-stories-5.jpg\" alt=\"a graphic quilt featuring a red-haired Black mermaid holding a large fish\" class=\"wp-image-474692\"><\/a><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">Michael Cummings, \u201cHaitian Mermaid #2\u201d (1996), sequins, shells, knit fiber, lam\u00e9, found objects, cotton batting; machine appliqu\u00e9d and quilted, 67 x 51 inches<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.thisiscolossal.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/threaded-stories-4.jpg\" class=\"swipebox\" data-rel=\"lightbox-gallery-474685\" title=\"Peggie Hartwell, \u201cA Time to Wait\u201d (2015), commercial cotton, batiks, cotton batting, cotton and nylon thread, fabric paint; hand-painted and machine appliqu\u00e9d and quilted, 57 x 51 inches\" data-rl_title=\"Peggie Hartwell, \u201cA Time to Wait\u201d (2015), commercial cotton, batiks, cotton batting, cotton and nylon thread, fabric paint; hand-painted and machine appliqu\u00e9d and quilted, 57 x 51 inches\" data-rl_caption=\"Peggie Hartwell, \u201cA Time to Wait\u201d (2015), commercial cotton, batiks, cotton batting, cotton and nylon thread, fabric paint; hand-painted and machine appliqu\u00e9d and quilted, 57 x 51 inches\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" width=\"2000\" height=\"2172\" src=\"https:\/\/www.thisiscolossal.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/threaded-stories-4.jpg\" alt=\"a graphic quilt featuring three Black children sitting on a stoop\" class=\"wp-image-474691\"><\/a><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">Peggie Hartwell, \u201cA Time to Wait\u201d (2015), commercial cotton, batiks, cotton batting, cotton and nylon thread, fabric paint; hand-painted and machine appliqu\u00e9d and quilted, 57 x 51 inches<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<aside class=\"after-entry\" role=\"complementary\" aria-label=\"After Entry\">\n<section id=\"block-16\" class=\"widget widget_block widget_text\">\n<p><mark style=\"background-color:#88caf0\" class=\"has-inline-color\"><strong>Do stories and artists like this matter to you?<\/strong><\/mark> Become a <a href=\"https:\/\/www.thisiscolossal.com\/members\/\" data-type=\"page\" data-id=\"118516\">Colossal Member<\/a> now, and support independent arts publishing.<\/p>\n<\/section>\n<section id=\"block-17\" class=\"widget widget_block\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-columns are-vertically-aligned-top is-layout-flex wp-container-core-columns-is-layout-28f84493 wp-block-columns-is-layout-flex\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-vertically-aligned-top member-benefits is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\" style=\"flex-basis:50%\">\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>Hide advertising<\/li>\n<li>Save your favorite articles<\/li>\n<li>Get 15% off in the <a href=\"https:\/\/colossal.shop\/\">Colossal Shop<\/a><\/li>\n<li>Receive members-only newsletter<\/li>\n<li>Give 1% for art supplies in K-12 classrooms<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-vertically-aligned-top member-options is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\" style=\"flex-basis:50%\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-group is-vertical is-layout-flex wp-container-core-group-is-layout-fe9cc265 wp-block-group-is-layout-flex\">\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Join us today!<\/h3>\n<div class=\"wp-block-buttons is-horizontal is-layout-flex wp-block-buttons-is-layout-flex\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-button\"><a class=\"wp-block-button__link has-crow-color has-verdigris-background-color has-text-color has-background has-link-color wp-element-button\" href=\"https:\/\/colossal.memberful.com\/checkout?plan=113464\">$7\/month<\/a><\/div>\n<div class=\"wp-block-button\"><a class=\"wp-block-button__link has-crow-color has-verdigris-background-color has-text-color has-background has-link-color wp-element-button\" href=\"https:\/\/colossal.memberful.com\/checkout?plan=113463\">$75\/year<\/a><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"wp-block-buttons is-layout-flex wp-block-buttons-is-layout-flex\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-button\"><a class=\"wp-block-button__link has-crow-color has-chalk-background-color has-text-color has-background has-link-color wp-element-button\" href=\"https:\/\/www.thisiscolossal.com\/members\/\">Explore membership options<img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" width=\"20\" height=\"21\" class=\"wp-image-327872\" style=\"width: 20px\" src=\"https:\/\/www.thisiscolossal.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/08\/arrow-left.svg\" alt><\/a><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/section>\n<\/aside>\n<nav class=\"navigation post-navigation\" role=\"navigation\">\n<div class=\"nav-links\">\n<div class=\"nav-previous\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.thisiscolossal.com\/2026\/06\/slow-burn-shawn-huckins-landscape-paintings\/\" rel=\"prev\">Next article<\/a><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/nav><\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Marion Coleman, \u201cWaiting for the Freedom Train\u201d (2011), cotton fabric and batting; 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