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O.V. Brantley
Feb 221 min read
Celebrating Black History Month with the John Lewis Documentary
Strength and Grace, 36 X 36 inch hand quilted photo art quilt by O.V. Brantley, 2013. NFS. Friday night date night took My Special and me...
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O.V. Brantley
Feb 121 min read
I Am Black History — “Sharing Sisterhood”
Photo Shoot of “Sharing Sisterhood” for Quiltfolk Magazine Black History Month allows me to pause and reflect on my personal journey....
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O.V. Brantley
Feb 11 min read
Kicking Off Black History Month With a New Book!
The cover of “Good Trouble Quilts.” I wrote a book! Well, wrote a book is a small exaggeration. 😂 Technically, I curated and edited a...
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O.V. Brantley
Aug 9, 20241 min read
Last Chance to See the Good Trouble Quilts at the Peoria Riverfront Museum
The Good Trouble Quilts will leave the Peoria Riverfront Museum August 13th. If you are in the area check it out. It is worthy of your...
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O.V. Brantley
Jul 31, 20242 min read
Introducing March For Black Maternal Health
The Atlanta Quilt Festival posted a call for quilts that interpreted the theme Getting Into MY Good Trouble — Continuing the Legacy of...
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O.V. Brantley
Jul 13, 20241 min read
Speaking Quilts at the Peoria Riverfront Museum
The Atlanta Quilt Festival’s Good Trouble Quilts exhibit is exhibiting at the Peoria Riverfront Museum, and I was there to introduce the...
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O.V. Brantley
Mar 3, 20242 min read
Quilt Travel! Cradle of the Civil Rights Movement
India and were on the road again last week, this time to Montgomery, Alabama, the cradle of the Civil rights Movement. We traveled there...
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O.V. Brantley
Feb 25, 20241 min read
Celebrating the Purchase of Black Art During Black History Month
I am happy to share that I am the new owner of this beautiful artwork by Kenneth Zakee. It is part of the Atlanta Quilt Festival's Good...
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O.V. Brantley
Feb 6, 20241 min read
Celebrating Black History Month by Creating a John Lewis Quilt
Today I started seriously researching and planning my 2024 John Lewis quilt. The Atlanta Quilt Festival will complete its trilogy of John...
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O.V. Brantley
Jan 12, 20241 min read
Making Big Plans For 2024
2023 was an epic year for me. My quilts were seen by so many new people as I shared Long Time Coming: A Retrospective of O.V. Brantley's...
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O.V. Brantley
Nov 17, 20231 min read
Working Hard and Playing Hard in Houston
India and I always build in some down time on our trips. After presenting four Gallery Talks each day for three straight days for both my...
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O.V. Brantley
Nov 15, 20231 min read
Speaking Quilts at the International Quilt Festival
I was very busy at the International Quilt Festival. Each day of the festival, I presented four Gallery Talks: two each day for my red...
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O.V. Brantley
Nov 7, 20231 min read
An Angel and Her Quilt
Exhibiting the 47 red and white quilts in my Long Time Coming exhibit was exciting and busy. I also had two quilts in the Good Trouble...
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O.V. Brantley
Nov 1, 20231 min read
Good Trouble Library Exhibits at the International Quilt Festival
My quilt Good Trouble Library will exhibt at the International Quilt Festival in Houston, TX November 1 -5. It is part of the Good...
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O.V. Brantley
Sep 10, 20231 min read
Speaking Quilts at Arts Clayton Gallery
I love speaking quilts! Today I was part of the Artist Talk for the Good Trouble Quilts — Celebrating the Life and Legacy of Congressman...
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O.V. Brantley
Aug 29, 20231 min read
I Love Road Trips!
Recently the Welcome All Quilt Guild took a road trip to the Atlanta Quilt Festival and to the Arts Clayton Gallery to see the Good...
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O.V. Brantley
Aug 13, 20231 min read
Good Trouble Quilts Exhibit opens at Arts Clayton Gallery
Good Trouble Quilts -- Celebrating the Life and Legacy of Congressman John Lewis opened at Arts Clayton Gallery August 11th and daughter...
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O.V. Brantley
Jul 22, 20231 min read
Good Trouble Quilts Return to Atlanta
SAVE THE DATE! The Good Trouble Quilts -- Celebrating the Life and Legacy of Congressman John Lewis returns to the Atlanta area just in...
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O.V. Brantley
Mar 5, 20231 min read
Today is Bloody Sunday
Today is Bloody Sunday. The Civil Rights Movement deeply affected my life. I was born in 1954 in segregated Crossett, AR. I am deeply...
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O.V. Brantley
Feb 4, 20231 min read
Road Trip to the Cradle of the Civil Rights Movement
Daughter India and I kicked off Black History Month with one of our epic mother/daughter road trips, this time to Montgomery, AL., the...
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