Students will be creating their own story to go along with a quilted border. Their stories will be personal narratives, drawn from a memories, experiences, or interests they wish to display on their story quilt. Many thanks for the donations and volunteers who helped cut thousands of 2 in fabric squares - Thank you!
Faith Ringgold is an American artist, writer, and teacher best known for her narrative story quilts that blend writing, traditional crafts, and painted canvas. She adapted her work "Tar Beach" into a children's book of the same name. The story is a whimsical remembrance of Ringgold's childhood memory of her family's tradition of evening picnics on the roof of their NYC apartment building. In one excerpt, the young girl's father is denied a place in the union because of the color of his skin. In introducing the artist, I pointed out the fact that some of her stories dealt with areas of civil rights. Our school's remembrance of Martin Luther King Jr. last Monday provided a point of connection for students.
Students will be creating their own story to go along with a quilted border. Their stories will be personal narratives, drawn from a memories, experiences, or interests they wish to display on their story quilt. Many thanks for the donations and volunteers who helped cut thousands of 2 in fabric squares - Thank you!
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