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The Matriarch's Road Trip

4/25/2015

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'The Matriarchs' took a road trip to Cary, North Carolina to be in the 'Reminiscence' show, put on by PAQA-south. I drove down this weekend to check on them and join them at the Artist Opening. The event was held in a beautiful venue. The Page-Walker Arts & History Center is a wonderful old building that now houses rotating art shows. They filled two floors with the entries juried into this show; and it made for a beautifully curated, diverse and high-quality exhibit of a wide range of styles of art quilting.

It was a real surprise to walk in and see my ladies, greeting everyone as they hung,  front and center, over the guestbook! I also found out they had appeared in the mailings and advertisements for the show - I thought it looked like their heads were a bit larger than when they left home!

The show was fantastic and only surpassed by the wonderful people I met while there! The organizers from PAQA-south were enthusiastic and welcoming to all the attending artists. Great show - and a fun dinner of camaraderie out afterwards with many of the attendees. Here are a couple more shots of the venue:

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But wait! There is more!
The awards were announced during the opening, and 'The Matriarchs' were given a judge's choice award!
A second judge's award given to Susan Lenz for the fabulous quilt made with vintage gloves and fabrics (shown below) and a gallery prize given to Cindy Pryer for her innovative 3d quilt (also shown below). Click on the photos to see them larger!
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And a couple non-quilt related shots of the venue!
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5 Comments
Valerie Wilson link
4/26/2015 04:40:42 am

Thank you for the great photos!

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Kim H link
4/26/2015 09:02:15 am

So happy for you, and glad the trip was a joy.

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Nanette S. Zeller link
4/26/2015 01:03:06 pm

Jill,
It was a joy to meet you in person. We have all admired The Matriarchs digital form since they were submitted. So happy they were selected by the jurors for this exhibit. Even more happy that you were awarded a juror's choice for your amazing work. As someone doing her own genealogy, I'd love to hear more about the story of your matriarchs.

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jill kerttula
4/27/2015 01:45:22 am

Thanks Nanette.... you have given me an idea... maybe I will do a blog post about the three women shown in the piece!

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Marina link
6/14/2021 09:09:28 am

Very unusual creativity! Interesting photos of works!

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