Kristy Whitlock: The Art Of Embroidery

In the poem “The Century Quilt” by Marilyn Nelson Waniek the “Century Quilt” is a nostalgic necessity of the narrator. The upbringing of nostalgia throughout the poem is the telling of an Odyssey, a journey home though not physical but emotional. Through the constant use of pragmatic imagery that is erupting with allusions to the past and the unusual use of form that gives the poem a platform to project itself Waniek is able to produce a stunning display of emotion and nostalgia that displays the complex meanings of the quilt and the vital importance of it to the narrator.

2) Why might Dixie Weaving employees choose not to cooperate with the consultants at this stage in the project?

Quilting can also be used for expression of oneself or for social commentary. Back in the 1800’s when there were many wars women would usually make quilts because they were what was needed in those times and the fabric was often hard to come by and it was usually saved for clothes making.” It was a means to escape from the isolation of their lifestyle and it allowed them the artistic freedom to express themselves. The quilts produced by our ancestors told stories about their lifestyles that could not be captured by pen and paper. Every quilt we see today, regardless of when the quilt was made, relates a story. The types of fabrics, the design of the quilt, the signature of the quilter, all reveal an intimate story of the woman or man who made the quilt.” (Meeske,Quilt Me a Story) They used quilting to get out of the bleakness and horrible things that were going on in their lives at the moment and put how they felt in the quilts. Around the mid-1800’s women quilted a lot more to show artistic talent, political views, and even their emotions. “Prior to a woman’s ability to vote, some women used their artistic talents and expressed their political views through a quilt. The issue of slavery in the United States in the mid-1800s led to quilt patterns called Slave Chain

Schlosser’s use of logos is also seen in a variety of ways in the book. During the argument about advertisements and corporate sponsors for school materials in school districts, he states, “A 1998 study of these teaching materials by the Consumers Union found that 80 percent were biased, providing students with incomplete or slanted information that favored the sponsor’s products and views” (55). Schlosser’s use of logos is effective because the facts and statistics giving an overwhelming factor on how biased fast food corporations are towards the youth, even when giving them school supplies. Schlosser uses this example because it shows that fast food corporations want to persuade children at a young age, which adds sympathy for the youth and hatred towards the big fast food chains. However, there are times when Schlosser’s use of logos does not completely help the argument. When talking about sanitation crews at meat packing plants, Schlosser looks to build an argument on how sanitation jobs are unsafe for the workers. He states, “Although official statistics are not kept, the death rate among slaughterhouse sanitation crews is extraordinarily high”

giving a voice to problems, social and political criticism, and human emotion in an artistic form.

In Marilyn Nelson Waniek’s poem, “The Century Quilt,” the poet illustrates a story of a family’s heritage and a quilt that stitches them all together. Waniek is able to develop a complex meaning of family within the poem by incorporating a chronological structure, vivid imagery, and a sentimental and dreamy tone. A crucial part of developing a complex meaning within a poem is the structure. Waniek’s poem is structured in chronological order; it goes from past, to present, to future.

Advertisements are by nature build upon the three persuasive principles of Aristotle’s tradition: ethos, logos and pathos. The way these powerful tools are used is not always ethical, in the sense that, too often, they are used, maybe also unintentionally but still, to convey the wrong messages. This is the case of the advertisement made by Gap U.K., the famous American clothes shop, now popular all over the world. In this essay I am going to deeply analyze the advert using the techniques of the Visual Analysis. I will start with Panofsky’s Iconology, which consists in describing a picture according to three level of analysis (Primary, Secondary and Tertiary).

The process of quilting goes as far back as the Egyptians, the Chinese, and the Persians; introduced into Europe by the Crusades (Hedges, 2014). The oldest dated quilted surface dates back to 3400 BC. This discovery was found in the robe of an Egyptian carved figure. The quilted surface consisted of many textile layers stitched together in the pattern of a raised diamond; this suggests that the used of padding and stitching has been around for thousands of years. In eastern Indian, the making of Sujuni worked on, or embroidered quilts are an art that dates back to the eighteenth century (Gunning, 2000). Europeans settled into the original thirteen colonies in the late 1600s and with their arrival they brought quilting to America (African American Quilting, 2007). Some of these European women taught quilt making to the slaves they owned leading to the development of a vibrant culture of quilt making in African American culture. Patchwork quilting was an American quilting style by the mid-19th century (African American Quilting, 2007). The classic patchwork American quilt was created out of the need for

On November 8, 2017, I attended the Made in Cotton talk with Los Angeles artist Mark Steven Greenfield, he discussed with the audience his humble beginnings and gave the audience a glimpse of his thought process when creating his art. Mr. Greenfield greets the audience and informs our small group that he received his bachelor degree from California State University, Long Beach; and talks about where he work in his time in Los Angeles. In addition, he elaborated about the time when he and his friends received a ticket for painting a mural on a wall, Crenshaw and 51st street due to the fact it was private property. In fact, he shared, how he

The artwork that left me a memorable experience as a viewer and deeply connected to my story is an artwork by Faith Ringgold entitled “Tar beach 2“. This artwork is being display in the SCAD Museum of Art. The Medium of the artwork is silkscreen on cotton, in a form of a quilt. Ringgold herself is a very influential black female artist that addresses racial issue in her artworks. The tar beach is a story quilt that tells a story of an 8 years old girl name Cassie that live in the city of Harlem, New York City.

Culturally, the symbolism of a quilt is understood to be an heirloom piece that is closely guarded and highly prized. The ownership of the quilt and the generational lines it passes down is known before the piecing is begun. Stitching the pieces together is done by groups of women. The tiny bits of cloth each carry a memory, one from grandpa's shirt, one square from an aunt's Christmas dress, a piece from the flannel nightgown a mother wore as she pulled her sick child close to her bosom. The pieces are carefully and artistically pieced together into a collage of

As an artist, I was inspired by the work of Lucy Parker Telles and Kari Lonning. They inspired me to create my own piece of artwork called “basket weaving.” In my piece of artwork, I am trying to show the happiness of mother nature. My main intention though is the basket itself because it’s something that I actually owe and its mine to keep as a memory through the course of my life and high school years.

In this summative essay I would like to explore and analyse the influence that Graphic design has had on popular culture and consumerism. Graphic design can be defined as “the art and practice of planning and projecting ideas and experiences with visual and textual content. The form of the communication can be physical or virtual, and may include images, words, or graphic forms.” (aiga.org) Designers are problem solvers and it is their job to come up with a suitable solution to a problem. They have to find the best suitable means to communicate a particular message. Graphic Designers are at the forefront of advertising and the battle of selling giving the designer even greater responsibility, because of this graphic designers play a big role in consumerism. Consumerism, “as a social and economic order and ideology encourages the acquisition of goods and services in ever-greater amounts.” (wikipedia.org) Society have been gradually made to believe that they can increase their happiness through buying and spending. Consumerism is an international problem, but has existed for many years, people purchasing goods that exceeded those of their basic needs dates way back to the first civilisations, in the eras of ancient Egypt and Rome. A turn in consumerism arrived just before the industrial revolution, people worked long hours and earned low wages, so they didn 't have the time or the disposable income for excess spending. The industrial revolution welcomed the use of assembly

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In Orderly Fashion, Patrik Aspers discusses the social order in the fashion industry. In Sharon Zukin’s Point of Purchase, she examines consumerism through the twentieth century, which brings the arguments of the above-mentioned authors into synthesis.