Our new exhibits at the Texas Quilt Museum will feature a once-in-a-lifetime exhibit from one of quilting’s most unique and passionate voices, along with works that celebrate the culture and citizens of the Lone Star State. The exhibits will run from October 5 through December 22, 2017.

​American Pie: 6 of Potholders (Coins) In the Kitchen Tarot
by Susan Shie. From the exhibit “The Way I See It:
The Narrative Art of Susan Shie.”

With an instantly recognizable personal style and subject matter that tackles political, social, and historical issues of the past and present, the quilts of Ohio-based Susan Shie are a force to be reckoned with. The Way I See It: The Narrative Art of Susan Shie will showcase 15 of her works in a groundbreaking and thought-provoking collection. In addition, Shie will give a free gallery lecture on Saturday, October 14, 3 p.m. with Museum admission free beginning at 2 p.m.

According to Museum Curator Dr. Sandra Sider in the exhibit monograph (which will be for sale), “Shie describes herself as a ‘hippie artist chick.’ Shie deals with issues pertaining to love, healing, peace, family, women, her passion for tarot and astrology, and—especially since the presidential campaign in 2008—national politics. Most recently, her quilts express her deep concerns about environmental problems, gun violence, and the U.S. government.”

​Mandela: 3 of Paring Knives (Swords) In the Kitchen Tarot
by Susan Shie. From the exhibit “The Way I See It:
The Narrative Art of Susan Shie.”

She earned an MFA from the Kent State School of Art and was named “Teacher of the Year” by Professional Quilter Magazine in 2008. She is also the founder of the Green Quilts Project (1989-2004), which encourages making art that aims to help “heal the world.”

Also on display are works from a brand new juried exhibit that celebrates Texas—the Lone Star State—and everything about it. Made in Texas! showcases 39 quilts with subjects ranging from state geography, sports, flora, agriculture, people, and quilt culture to pictorial memories of artists from across the state.

​El Toro by Melanie Marr of Houston, Texas. From the exhibit “Made in Texas!”

“Texas has a long, rich tradition of quilt making, from Hispanic needleworkers embroidering quilts in the 18th century and pioneers appliquéing and piecing quilts in the 19th century to the founding of the first Texas quilt guild in 1976,” Dr. Sider says. “Today, we have more than 100 quilt guilds across the state, with their works exhibited in local and regional shows that feature the broad range of Texan quilting talent. Made in Texas! brings our viewers a statewide sampling of some of the best quilts being created by today’s artists.”

​She’s as Great as the State of Texas by
Vel Garrick of Pottsboro, Texas. From
the exhibit “Made in Texas!”