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
Sep 32 min read
A Day of Creative Community Crafts at the Atlanta Quilt Festival
Creative Community Crafts Day at the Atlanta Quilt Festival was full of activity, learning and joy . One of the main events was the...
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O.V. Brantley
Aug 281 min read
Speaking Quilts at the Atlanta Quilt Festival
Join daughter India Kleeman and ME at the Atlanta Quilt Festival for an informative talk on “Share Your Quilt With the World! - Tips...
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O.V. Brantley
Aug 251 min read
Celebrating the Life of Quilt Historian Cuesta Benberry
I was honored to welcome quilt lovers to Lynette Warren’ s lecture Clelebrating the Life of Quilt Historian Cuesta Benberry at the...
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O.V. Brantley
Aug 81 min read
An Epic Opening Weekend at the Atlanta Quilt Festival
As you know I am a proud co-founder of the Atlanta Quilt Festival, now in its 16th year. I spend as much time producing the Atlanta...
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O.V. Brantley
Aug 71 min read
Road Trip! A Day at the High Museum
Join me August 15th on the Atlanta Quilt Festival’s Road Trip to the High Museum of Art in downtown Atlanta. I am so excited to join 50...
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O.V. Brantley
Jun 111 min read
Introducing Celebrating Freedom Fearlessly
Celebrating Freedom Fearlessly is one of my latest additions to my growing Juneteenth Quilt collection. I tend to enjoy collections. To...
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O.V. Brantley
May 182 min read
Delta Menopause Acquired By High Museum of Art
My quilt Delta Menopause has been acquired by the High Museum of Art in Atlanta, GA for their permanent collection. It is a part of a...
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O.V. Brantley
Feb 61 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
Jul 24, 20231 min read
A Beautiful Day in Rome Exhibits at Atlanta Quilt Festival
My quilt A beautiful Day in Rome will be part of the Thank You John Lewis! I Am Your Wildest Dream! exhibit at the Atlanta Quilt...
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O.V. Brantley
Aug 31, 20221 min read
Meet my Long Arm Quilter
If you follow my quilts, you know that my “go to” long arm quilter is Maxine Moore. I am convinced she makes my quilts look better than...
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O.V. Brantley
Aug 2, 20221 min read
Introducing Praise Team Praising
The newest edition to my red and white quilt collection is Praise Team Praising. This one took a while because it is all done by hand....
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O.V. Brantley
May 8, 20221 min read
A Night Out at Gallery 72
Gallery 72 held a reception and artist talk for the highly acclaimed Lives Lost, Lives Remembered exhibit. The exhibit of eight quilts...
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O.V. Brantley
May 3, 20221 min read
Check out my AJC Article
Remember my post about my behind the scenes photo shoot? Well the AJC, my local newspaper, ran the story about my quilts and me Sunday,...
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O.V. Brantley
Apr 22, 20221 min read
Behind the Scenes at My Quilt Photo Shoot
Sometimes it's fun to play pretend. Recently I got to pretend to be a celebrity for a few hours. The AJC, my local newspaper, sent a...
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O.V. Brantley
Jan 7, 20221 min read
Hallelujah! Finally Free as a Bird Listed for Sale
My quilt Hallelujah! Finally Free as a Bird is listed for sale in my studio store. In 2021 it was part of the City of South Fulton, GA’s...
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O.V. Brantley
Dec 31, 20211 min read
Kwanzaa Celebration Cancelled
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...
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O.V. Brantley
Sep 24, 20212 min read
Please Help Me Update My Mailing List
Please forgive me if you get this twice. There was a technical glitch when I sent it before that caused most of my mailing list not...
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O.V. Brantley
Sep 12, 20210 min read
September is Harriet Tubman Month
Someone said it’s Harriet Tubman month. That’s a good enough reason to share my quilt Hallelujah! Finally Free as a Bird. This quilt...
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O.V. Brantley
Aug 24, 20211 min read
Sarah Bond Presents Trunk Show at the Atlanta Quilt Festival
As part of the Atlanta Quilt Festival activities, I had the pleasure of introducing Sarah Bond, the featured 2021 Master Quilter. Her...
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