{"id":5680,"date":"2019-08-12T10:16:28","date_gmt":"2019-08-12T10:16:28","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/media-archive.blackartinamerica.com\/?p=5680"},"modified":"2019-08-12T10:18:49","modified_gmt":"2019-08-12T10:18:49","slug":"5-quick-questions-quiltmaker-phyllis-stephens","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/earthexhibitions.org\/media-archive\/?p=5680","title":{"rendered":"5 Quick Questions: Quiltmaker Phyllis Stephens"},"content":{"rendered":"
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\"\"If art was no longer your day job what would you be doing?<\/strong><\/p>\n

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I would be a substance abuse counselor. I believe in the resilience of mankind and his ability to rise up from the lowest of places.\u00a0It is very rewarding to help change the lives of people who really need it.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n

What figure in history would easily represent your alter ego?<\/strong><\/p>\n

No doubt my alter ego is Harriet Tubman!<\/p>\n

What movie can you watch over and over again?<\/strong><\/p>\n

The movie I can watch over and over, is the original “Sparkle”.\u00a0 “I’ve lived in Harlem all my life, I do know a rat when I see one” LOL<\/p>\n

What do you ultimately want to be remembered for?<\/strong><\/p>\n

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I try hard not to hurt people with my tongue. I would like people to remember that few have ever heard me say an unkind word about anyone, even when I feel they have done me wrong.\u00a0I choose to let the life I live (whatever that may be) speak for me.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n

Favorite childhood candy?<\/strong><\/p>\n

My favorite candy is Mary Jane, it had the peanut butter middle, before we had the Reese Cup.<\/p>\n

Phyllis Stephens is an award-winning fifth generation quilt maker, considered by critics to be a Master of African-American Story Quilts.\u00a0 Simply stated her quilts are inspirational.\u00a0 She has quilted professionally for more than thirty years.\u00a0\u00a0<\/span>Her quilts have been displayed in some of the most prestigious museums and galleries in the world; such as The Museum of the American Quilter\u2019s Society in Paducah, Kentucky and the Fine Art Museum of Ghana Africa. It was a special honor for her to show in Ghana, the fabric capital of the world.<\/p>\n

In 2010, Stephens was awarded by the Georgia House of Representatives, a resolution for her\u00a0art portfolio<\/i>\u00a0entitled \u201cFor Crying Out Loud\u201d a tribute to the Children of the Civil Rights Movement.<\/p>\n

Her design process and techniques are cutting edge.\u00a0 Stephens\u2019 work has been described as innovative and fresh.\u00a0 Her color selections and fabric choices are unmatched.\u00a0 She states, \u201cMy love affair with the art of quilt making is a seed planted inside me by every generation I have knowledge of. Once when I gave my grandmother a quilt\u00a0she proudly proclaimed, I quilted with the same form and sense of her grandmother.\u00a0 The stories I tell in my quilts live deep inside of me.\u00a0 Some works are a collaboration of many stories brought together to make one piece. While others depict defining moments I have chosen to pay close attention to. \u00a0Quilting is sometimes thought of as a hard, long, drawn-out process. Not for me.\u00a0 I am an heir to the culture and value of the African tradition of quilt making.\u00a0 \u00a0The long process allows me time to travel to some of the sweetest places in my memories. Like the quilting parties I enjoyed as a little girl.\u00a0 It was there that sewing hands and tall tales flowed one in the same. I enjoy every part, every process and the special privilege of creating a quilt\u201d.<\/p>\n

Stephens acknowledges she is blessed, and her abilities are a gift from God, \u201cin Him there is nothing to add, and nothing can be taken away, He is a true and solid source\u201d.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n

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