This Textile Talk took place on August 31, 2022. Becky Glasby, Director of Education at the National Quilt Museum (NQM) in Paducah, KY talks with with Louisville based quilt artist Audrey Esarey.
Audrey's exhibition, "Contemporary Curves" is at the National Quilt Museum through October 18, 2022. This exhibit is a collection of quilts exploring circular shapes, curved seams, high-contrast colors, and dense straight line quilting. Works featured in this talk and exhibit are primarily from Audrey's ongoing series: Radial Quilts, Watercolor Quilts, and Aura Quilts.
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Audrey always considered herself a maker, but it wasn't until she found quilting in 2005 that she identified her creative niche. After starting to create quilts in a modern design aesthetic starting in 2018, Audrey's work has been honored with awards in national and international shows, including: Quilt National '21, Houston International Quilt Festival, American Quilter's Society - Quilt Week Paducah, and the Modern Quilt Guild's QuiltCon. Her work is part of the permanent collection of the International Quilt Museum in Lincoln, NE.
Audrey's Website: www.cottonandbourbon.com/
National Quilt Museum: quiltmuseum.org/
SAQA: www.saqa.com/