Beyond its aesthetic appeal, kantha holds cultural significance in South Asian communities. It is often gifted during ...

Exploring the Women of Color Quilters Network through SAAM’s collection Howard Kaplan Carolyn Mazloomi, The Family Embraces, 1997, machine reverse appliqued, hand-stitched, and quilted cotton ...

The past 12 months have seen a rapid rise in both the use of generative artificial intelligence (AI) and a vociferous response to the technology that can be broadly classified in two camps. In one ...

Felicia Biles learned to sew after joining The Rebellious Quilters, a group that provides free materials and support for ...

There's something very powerful that happens when people look at the abstract paintings of Mark Rothko, says art historian Susie Hodge. As they observe his technique and color — perhaps two shades of ...

Making art doesn't need to be expensive. You don’t have to spend a fortune on premium brushes, fancy paints, or high-end canvases to express yourself creatively. In fact, some of the most powerful, ...

One of my favorite sayings comes from David Thoreau: “My life has been the poem I would have writ / But I could not both live and utter it.” It speaks to the way that life and art are intertwined, and ...