The threads of a colorful passion for quilts

“It was a common belief, Kiracofe said, that quilt making stopped after World War II. ‘People didn’t need quilts any more; there were blankets.’

But, had quilting really stopped?”

— Petaluma360

The exhibition, Unconventional & Unexpected, was featured in Petauma360 on May 10, just before the exhibition closed. I had a great conversation with them about my background with quilts and my adventure in discovering their beauty.

Read the article here.

Unconventional & Unexpected is at the Sonoma Valley Museum of Art from February 14 to May 17, 2015.

Sonoma Index-Tribune asks Kiracofe "why he finds such comfort in his vast collection of comforters"

Renowned quilt authority and collector Roderick Kiracofe hangs some quilts Wednesday as part of an exhibit at the Sonoma Valley Museum of Art. Image: Robbi Pengelly of Sonoma Index-Tribune.

The exhibition also titled Unconventional & Unexpected is finally up at the Sonoma Valley Museum of Art. The Sonoma Index-Tribune did a beautiful piece on the exhibition. They came with great questions.

Read more in the Sonoma Index-Tribune.

U&U is being exhibited simultaneously with Shaker Stories from the Collection of Benjamin H. Rose III. The Sonma Index-Tribune put together a beautiful gallery of images from both exhibitions.

“Why quilts?”

“How would 1950s and ’60s homemakers be so influenced by the modern art movement? I don’t recall June Cleaver hanging many Neo-Dadaist pieces in the living room.”

“How do the uses of color and pattern play out in this ‘below the radar’ modern art?”

Unconventional & Unexpected, the exhibition, runs from February 14 until May 17, 2015 at the Sonoma Valley Museum of Art.

'U&U' exhibition with 'Shaker Stories' speak to the "fine art of craft"

The Sonoma Valley Sun featured the simultaneous shows at the Sonoma Valley Museum of Art:

Read the review here.

The shows run through May 16. The Sonoma Valley Museum of Art, located at 551 Broadway, is open 11 a.m. to 5 p.m. Wednesday through Sunday. $5, children and members free. 939.7862

“Presenting American crafts and craftsmanship as examples of fine art and design, quilts and Shaker furniture are featured in separate exhibitions at the Sonoma Valley Museum of Art. ‘Unconventional and Unexpected: Quilts Below the Radar, 1950-2000’ and ‘Shaker Stories from the collection of Benjamin H. Rose, III.’”

Images courtesy of SVMA.org