Our Current Exhibit

Color + Geometry = Magic: Contemporary Patchwork Quilts



Although patchwork quilts are conventionally thought of as craft rather than art, this collection of contemporary patchwork wall hangings by Kate Spencer (Lady Kate Quilting Designs, Cincinnati, Ohio) reveals how craft can rise to the level of art.

The patchwork quilter has two essential tools, color and geometry, to create her effects. Whether Kate is using a traditional quilt block like Log Cabin or Ohio Star, or a contemporary pattern, or creating her own design, each of her quilts is one-of-a-kind, and each shows off her expert eye for color and the precision

of her piecing. In contrast to most modern quilters, Kate quilts all her creations by hand rather than by machine, choosing quilting templates that will enhance the design of the piecing. Her meticulous

quilting stitches, done in contrasting thread, routinely draw the admiration of her viewers, especially fellow quilters. 

First Floor Case Exhibit

Stoneware Pottery

by

Pamela J. Ridenour

(1948 - 2024)

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