Take an audio tour of "Quilted Connections: Sisterhood in Cloth," an exhibition at The Peale, Baltimore's Community Museum and the oldest museum building in the United States! Listen to master quilters Rosalind Robinson, Sandra Smith, and Glenda Richardson talk about their quilting techniques and the fascinating stories that surround their craft. Includes 17 stops with the artists. The exhibition was on view at The Peale from December 1, 2022-January 29, 2023.

Glenda Richardson (00:00): And this piece called “Black Lives Still Matter,” I did after I was watching the news and I saw Philando Castile just aspire right before my eyes. I was... I could not believe that somebody who seemingly had such a gentle soul was taken away that way.

(00:27): And I thought about this proverb. This is a proverb I'd done in a small format previously and I thought it was perfect for doing a piece that would speak to the fact that you might think you can snuff us out, but that's not going to happen. And even though these horrendous events happen, we are always going to come back and you cannot do that. And so that's why I called it Black Lives Still Matter.

(01:04): And then there are some of the iconic names of other people who were unarmed. I'm getting emotional. Who were unarmed and perished at the hands of police. And this was before George Floyd, so his name's not on it. But if you go around, you can see the names of the individuals and words, "I can't breathe." And some of the imagery was taken from newspapers. And the fact that it's green indicates the regeneration. You tried to bury us, you didn't know we were seeds. I could keep going.

(01:51): And then the last thing I'm going to say is the two items up at the front, up at the top, Michael Brown and Sandra Bland, those birds, represent their spirits.

Black Lives Still Matter Quilt by Glenda Richardson

Take an audio tour of "Quilted Connections: Sisterhood in Cloth," an exhibition at The Peale, Baltimore's Community Museum and the oldest museum building in the United States! Listen to master quilters Rosalind Robinson, Sandra Smith, and Glenda Richardson talk about their quilting techniques and the fascinating stories that surround their craft. Includes 17 stops with the artists. The exhibition was on view at The Peale from December 1, 2022-January 29, 2023.

Glenda Richardson (00:00): Okay, this piece was actually a fun piece for me. It's called "Korhogo Garden." It's called Korhogo Garden, and korhogo is the type of fabric that you see in that figure. It's from the Ivory Coast, and most of it has mystical representations.

(00:27): I call this a fun piece because a lot of times, I just want to get as much movement in that fabric as I can, and if you get close to it, you can see that it's all kinds of fabrics. It's embroidered, some of this little strip here was hand-dyed by me, some of it came from clothing, repurposed clothing, and I think it's just a delight to the eyes. And so sometimes I do stuff just to make myself happy, and this is one of those pieces.

Korhogo Garden Quilt by Glenda Richardson

picture this. you are waiting in a small town train station high out of your mind on amphetamines. the train is 7 hours late. you've got a felony in your suitcase. you step outside for a smoke and get every smooth come-on they got. & it rocks.

walgreens parkinglot

James Lansing, Curator, and Mark DeStefano,
Member of the Board, speaking about the
Everhart Museum of Natural History, Science
and Art, in Scranton, PA. There will be a
Community Day on Saturday, December 16, 2023,
"Snow Much Fun," from 10 am to 5 pm and
admission is free.  The new Folk Art
exhibition will open on December 20,
and "Every four Years: Looking Back,
Looking Forward" will run now through
March 31, 2024.
The Museum is located at 1901 Mulberry
Street at Nay Aug Park.
www.everhart-museum.org/

James Lansing; November 13 2023

all over like an hairy garment

By faith Isaac blessed Jacob and Esau concerning things to come.

Mona Pande, Rostered Folk Artist with the
PA Council on the Arts, speaking about the
5th anniversary of PA's Asian Indian Community
Magazine, which she founded and edits, and
also about her work in connection with the
exhibit "Glimpses of Asian Indian Culture:
Paintings by Mona Pande" at the Everhart
Museum, Nay Aug Park in Scranton through
Sunday, October 27, 2024.  There will be
a special community event on Saturday,
October 26th from 2 - 4 pm 
with lectures, demonstrations, music,
dance and food.  For more information:
www.everhart-museum.org/  and
Art by Mona on Facebook

Mona Pande; October 24 2024

LYRICS:
[Verse]
The clock is ticking
Soft as rain
Each second falls
And leaves a stain
We sit and wait
For something bright
But miss the glow of the fading light

[Chorus]
Oh
The hours we let go
Like rivers we can't slow
How do we love the time we hold
Before it's just a tale we told?

[Verse 2]
I held the morning in my hand
Watched it slip like desert sand
Chasing dreams
But standing still
Climbing shadows on the hill

[Prechorus]
Tell me now
Before it’s gone
How to linger where we belong

[Chorus]
Oh
The hours we let go
Like rivers we can't slow
How do we love the time we hold
Before it's just a tale we told?

[Bridge]
The sun hangs low
with a fleeting glimpse
Of all the things we love and miss
The minutes laugh
The days they run
We waste the moon
We waste the sun

[Prechorus]
Tell me now
Before it’s gone
How to linger where we belong

[Chorus]
Oh
The hours we let go
Like rivers we can't slow
How do we love the time we hold
Before it's just a tale we told?

The Time We Hold

στις περιοχές της Αχαΐας

As the truth of Christ is in me, no man shall stop me of this boasting in the regions of Achaia.

And brought them out, and said, Sirs, what must I do to be saved?
And they said, Believe on the Lord Jesus Christ, and thou shalt be saved, and thy house.

The "Be Here" storytelling project, in conjunction with the Peale, Baltimore's Community Museum, and the Smithsonian's Stories from Main Street initiative, is an effort to gather and distribute stories about community life and places across the United States. The first version of this project began in 2011 with the Stories from Main Street storytelling initiative,  the brainchild of the Smithsonian's Museum on Main Street (MoMS) team. Today, the Peale is partnering with Museum on Main Street to continue the storytelling campaign, often connected thematically to MoMS' traveling exhibitions about topics like work history, waterways, food culture, traditional music, hometown sports, etc. Anyone with an interest in life in America’s towns and communities can add their own experiences to the archive.

The "Be Here" program is an effort to diversify the voices of American cultural stories, stories especially about places that are important to people. To leave a story, download the "Be Here Stories" app on the App Store. Learn more at https://www.thepealecenter.org/bherebmore/

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