Quilt work by Heather Williams
I have been fortunate to be able to photograph the quilt work of Heather Williams .
Her quilt work complements her academic work as a historian.
Some of the images here are of an entire quilt; others feature quilts segments that were interesting for the details of textile and imagery.
Images from her quilts will be used to provide a visual context from an upcoming dance performance in May, 2014. For details on the performance and the Souloworks group see the Souloworks website .
To be clear, these quilts are the creative work of Heather Williams. My copyright mark applies only to the photographs of her quilts. Prints and downloads of the images of these quilts are not for sale. For additional questions about prints or downloads, please contact Heather Williams.
Read MoreHer quilt work complements her academic work as a historian.
Some of the images here are of an entire quilt; others feature quilts segments that were interesting for the details of textile and imagery.
Images from her quilts will be used to provide a visual context from an upcoming dance performance in May, 2014. For details on the performance and the Souloworks group see the Souloworks website .
To be clear, these quilts are the creative work of Heather Williams. My copyright mark applies only to the photographs of her quilts. Prints and downloads of the images of these quilts are not for sale. For additional questions about prints or downloads, please contact Heather Williams.
This quilt incorporates Kente cloth. The patterns and colors in this type of cloth are both significant and symbolic.
The text panel on the left reads
"About the last of
August came in a dutch man of warre
that sold us twenty
Negars."
John Rolfe
Jamestown. Virginia
1619"
The upper right text panel reads
"... but we who believe in freedom,
took the Negars
among us as our
brothers.
John Rolfe
Jamestown, Virginia
1619"
The lower right text panel reads
"American Heartbreak
I am the American Heartbreak
The rock on which freedom
Stumped its toe
The great mistake
That Jamestown made
long ago
Langston Hughes
1951"
