O.V. Speaks Quilts

MERRY MERRY CHRISTMAS!!

Santa's on his way. I can't wait.

It seems I keep adding Christmas trees to my collection. I am officially up to 4 Christmas trees in my house with one more on the way....

It's not snowing, but it is cold as hell. We are hunkering down and determined to keep warm as we celebrate Christmas. I hope you and...

On December 3rd as part of the activities held in conjunction with my solo exhibit Long Time Coming: A Retrospective of O.V. Brantley's...

How's Your Christmas shopping going? Only one more week to get all those gifts under the tree!

Give Yourself a Thoughtful Floiwer has been sold and shipped to her new home in East Point, GA. I know she is gone to a good home. Give...

Unseasonably warm weather in Atlanta cannot dampen my Christmas spirit. I just keep reminding myself that it is Almost Christmas, and my...

Someone once said, “if you see a turtle on a fence post, you know it did not get there by itself.” That is the way I feel about my life....

There are seven angel quilts flying around in my exhibit Long Time Coming: A Retrospective of O.V. Brantley's Red and White Quilts. They...

Long Time Coming: A Retrospective of O.V. Brantley's Red and White Quilts is presented in partnership with Fulton County Arts and Culture...

My Holiday Fiber Wreath Workshop was held in conjunction with my exhibit Long Time Coming: A Retrospective of O.V. Brantley's Red and...

My quilt Seek the Sun has been sold and shipped to her new home in Tucson, Arizona. I know she will love her new home.

Cognac may not look like a Christmas quilt but it is. Growing up, cognac was a drink to be savored on special occassions. It was not an...

Growing up in my country town in southern Arkansas, we spent New Year’s Eve in church praying and singing in the new year. We called it...

Although I do not celebrate Kwanzaa, two of my quilts were scheduled to be part of a Kwanzaa exhibit at the Southwest Arts Center, 915...

Today is the beginning of Kwanzaa. Generally Kwanzaa honors the ancestral roots of African American culture through family and community...

I float through life knowing that my personal better angels are looking after me. They make me show up and be my best self. That is what...

One of the best parts of Christmas is the music. I love all the songs!🎵🎤🎶 What’s your favorite Christmas song?

My quilt guild the Brown Sugar Stitchers has been meeting on Zoom since the onset of the pandemic. Our Holiday gathering was the first...