Introducing Choose Happy #6
Choose Happy #6 is the last quilt in my new series of affirmation quilts. Each of the 6 quilts in the series has a center panel with a...
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O.V. Brantley
Nov 182 min read
A Visit With A Star Among Stars
The High Museum of Art in Atlanta has been exhibiting my quilt A Star Among Stars since June in its Patterns in Abstraction exhibit. Now...
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O.V. Brantley
Nov 151 min read
Introducing Choose Happy #5
Choose Happy #5 is part of a new series of my affirmation quilts. There are six quilts in the series. Each quilt has a center panel with...
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O.V. Brantley
Nov 131 min read
Waiting For Rainbows
Now that it has been a week since the downpour of a disappointing election, a reminder from my quilt Rain, Resilience and Rainbows might...
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O.V. Brantley
Nov 11 min read
Preview Night at the International Quilt Festival
Addison, India and I flew from Atlanta to Houston in time to attend Preview Night at the International Quilt Festival. Maybe it was...
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O.V. Brantley
Oct 301 min read
Happy Halloween from Potion to Cure Racism
My quilt Potion to Cure Racism is my only Halloween quilt. I created her as a personal quilt to decorate my home. I never imagined that...
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O.V. Brantley
Oct 271 min read
Introducing Choose Happy #4
Choose Happy #4 is part of a new series of my affirmation quilts. There are six quilts in the series. Each quilt has a center panel with...
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O.V. Brantley
Oct 211 min read
Traditional Appliqué Creates Uncommon Legacy
I love creating scrappy applique quilts because I find them relaxing. They teach me patience and their beauty is timeless. I learned...
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O.V. Brantley
Oct 172 min read
A Day Enjoying the Sculpture of Etienne Jackson
I remember vividly the opening of my first solo exhibit Long Time Coming — A Retrospective of O.V. Brantley’s Red and White Quilts . I...
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O.V. Brantley
Oct 131 min read
Introducing Choose Happy #3
Choose Happy #3 is part of a new series of my affirmation quilts. There are six quilts in the series. Each quilt has a center panel with...
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O.V. Brantley
Oct 111 min read
A Night Out at the Atlanta History Center
When I learned that the author of a new John Lewis book would be speaking at the Atlanta History Center , I knew I had to be there. The...
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O.V. Brantley
Oct 71 min read
Anchor Down!
History always deserves a post! Vandy 40, Alabama 35! Always proud to be a Vandy grad, but Saturday was the best Football Saturday ever!...
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O.V. Brantley
Oct 11 min read
Glad to be “Finally Home”
Returning home safely after a wonderful trip gives me an excuse to share Finally Home , one of my show quilts. It exhibited at the 2021...
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O.V. Brantley
Sep 301 min read
Rugged Solitude Inspires Deep Thoughts
Mornings are the best on cruises. I try to start every day with meditation and a notation in my gratitude journal, but there is...
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O.V. Brantley
Sep 291 min read
Stars Over the Allure of the Seas
One of the best things about cruising are the very talented people who work on the ship. The people who make cruises special are very...
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O.V. Brantley
Sep 251 min read
Day Trip to San Juan
Day 4 of my 70th birthday cruise took us to San Juan, Puerto Rico. We explored Old San Juan, and shopped with the many street vendors. I...
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O.V. Brantley
Sep 102 min read
Introducing Choose Happy #1
When I am very busy with other things, (such as the Atlanta Quilt Festival) I turn to simple affirmation quilts to keep me in the...
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O.V. Brantley
Sep 11 min read
Wishing You a Happy September From My Porch!
We are blessed with great weather in Atlanta so we have great porch days year round, but September is when nature teases us as she...
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O.V. Brantley
Aug 61 min read
A Night Out at the Atlanta Quilt Festival
The Atlanta Quilt Festival premiered the final exhibit in the John Lewis trilogy Friday night, and I was there to welcome and celebrate...
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O.V. Brantley
Aug 21 min read
Wishing You a Happy August From My Porch!
We are blessed with great weather in Atlanta so we have great porch days year round, but August makes us apppreciate the color of summer....
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