JACKSONPORT - Amish quilts, handcrafted Amish items, Amish snacks, artist demonstrations and more once again can be found in Door County when the twice-a-year Art, Craft and Amish Quilt Sale takes ...

Stephen and Faith Brown We discovered Amish quilts in 1973 at an exhibition called Abstract Design in American Quilts held at the Smithsonian American Art Museum’s Renwick Gallery. We didn’t ...

People look at paintings and I look at quilts. It`s like art to me . . . the colors, the different combinations.” There are hundreds of Amish quilt designs, labeled with names as colorful as the ...

Household handicrafts and heirlooms made by American women seen as precursors to modern art is one underlying thesis of “Amish Abstractions: Quilts from the Collection of Faith and Stephen Brown ...

The Quilts of Amish Women at the Smithsonian American Art Museum (SAAM) are anything but plain. Though Amish communities are widely known for modest attire and a humble way of life isolated from ...

In at least one way, though, creative expression is allowed to flourish among this group. Quilts of Amish origin are renowned for their bold designs and hues. It’s a logical result of the way ...

A walk through the galleries revealed a sharp-looking show that, even on brief examination, reveals one of its major themes the connection between Amish quilts and modern art. That connection ...

But have you ever considered the artistic value of a quilt? The Springfield Museum of Art will be showcasing six Amish quilts through March 3 as part of their “Outside in Ohio” exhibit.

and we owned two Amish quilts . . . beyond that, we have relatively few textiles of any kind. We do have a very significant and strong collection of African American art, but in the more ...

Photos of the bedcovers are complemented by pictures of modern art works that share aesthetics with the popular Amish quilts, known for their boldness, simplicity, and precision. Smucker (co ...

Lady Lancaster transforms rare, museum-quality quilts into luxurious jackets. Her wearable art is adorned with hand-embroidered stitches and geometric patterns, plus they're a window into history.