Culcitology (QUILTS) with Luke Haynes, Olivia Joseph, and Joe Cunningham
Scrap quilts. Sewing bees. Secret codes. Political activism. Controversies. Three of your new favorite Culcitologists – Olivia Joseph, Luke Haynes, and Joe Cunningham – are stitched together for one mega episode on one of the most underappreciated and widely practiced arts in the world: quilting. We cover donated quilts, galleries vs. linen closets, incarcerated quilters, the ONE person you do not want to enter a fair with, quilting and covid, the Gee’s Bend Alabama quilters who turned modern art criticism on its head, and the icons you need to know about. Also: washing, preserving, appraising, repairing, and enjoying quilts. It’ll change the way you interact with your aunt, your local thrift store, art shows, and your very bed itself.
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Donations went to the National AIDS Memorial, Visit Gee’s Bend, San Diego Craft Collective, and Crafting the Future
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Links to things we discussed:
Gary Tyler Spent 42 Years in Prison for a Crime He Didn't Commit. Racism Put Him There.
“The Blue Print” by Gary Tyler
The Quilters | Official Trailer | Netflix
Quilting inmates at Missouri prison take the spotlight in new Netflix documentary
The stories hidden in the ancient Indian craft of kantha
Quilt: early 17th century (made)
Quilt made from state fair ribbons
New Mexico State Fair ribbon quilt now on display in Smithsonian
What Donald Trump’s election means for the global economy
The Fannie B. Shaw Prosperity Quilt, Prosperity is Just Around the Corner
A wild world of patchwork: The influence of Japonisme on Western crazy quilt designs
Sweet Lord, Sweet Chariot - Women of the Gee's Bend Quilter's Collective singing
Give Me My Flowers (While I Yet Live) / Quilters at Gee's Bend
Tippecanoe and Tyler Too…in a Quilt
President William Henry Harrison
Controversy: Quilts of the Underground Railroad
What is a Barn Quilt and what do we use it for?
Hippie Mandala Tapestry Indian Blue Floral Psychedelic Medallion Tapestry Wall Hanging
Underground Railroad Quilt Codes: What We Know, What We Believe, and What Inspires Us
NAMES Project AIDS Memorial Quilt
Quilting artist Bisa Butler talks about how she uses materials in her art. From CONFLUENCE
Dawn Williams Boyd on Instagram
Dawn Williams Boyd’s Cloth Paintings
Encyclopedia of Pieced Quilt Patterns by Barbara Brackman
A Timeline of The Freedom Quilting Bee
Affirmation Quilts via the LA Times
SFO Museum's The AIDS Quilt Reception
Shop authentic Gee’s Bend quilts online
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Editing by Mercedes Maitland of Maitland Audio Productions and Jake Chaffee
Managing Director: Susan Hale
Scheduling Producer: Noel Dilworth
Transcripts by Aveline Malek
Website by Kelly R. Dwyer
Theme song by Nick Thorburn