{"product_id":"5-06-26-virtual-thread-talk-maritza-soto-8-9pm","title":"5\/06\/26 - VIRTUAL THREAD Talk - Maritza Soto - 8-9pm","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-weight: 400;\"\u003eThis lecture will take place virtually over Zoom. Once you register, you will receive an email with instructions for logging in. All Talks are in Eastern (NYC) time. \u003cstrong\u003eTalk will not be recorded. \u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-weight: 400;\"\u003eGotham Quilts is committed to making our events accessible to everyone. If you have any questions about access or to request any reasonable accommodations that will facilitate your full participation in this event, please contact us at \u003ca style=\"color: rgb(42, 87, 236); font-weight: bold; text-decoration: underline;\" href=\"mailto:us@gothamquilts.com\"\u003e US@gothamquilts.com \u003c\/a\u003e.  If you require an accommodation or service to fully participate, please contact us at least 3 days prior to the event.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ch4\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/h4\u003e\n\u003ch1 data-end=\"55\" data-start=\"0\"\u003eImprov Throughout Time\u003c\/h1\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"container\"\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"markdown markdown-main-panel tutor-markdown-rendering stronger enable-updated-hr-color\" id=\"model-response-message-contentr_d3efd52cd43c9055\" aria-live=\"polite\" aria-busy=\"false\" dir=\"ltr\"\u003e\n\u003cp data-start=\"739\" data-end=\"778\"\u003e\u003cmeta charset=\"utf-8\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003eImprovisational piecing has been around for as long a quilting has existed. However, when we talk about the history of quilting, improv as an approach is often excluded from the discussion. The intentionality behind perfectly imperfect works is rarely discussed in favor of technically masterful works, overlooking the amount of mastery that goes into these less prototypical, “traditional” quilts. I\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-start=\"739\" data-end=\"778\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003en this lecture, we will take a look back at some of the earliest examples of improv and explore how this approach has developed over the last 200 or so years. We will talk about how the visual language has changed and what commonalities run through these works from different places and times. \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-start=\"739\" data-end=\"778\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003eSome of the artists discussed will be earlier anonymous Welsh and Amish works, Harriet Powers, the Gees Bend Quilters, Molly Upton, Sherri Lynn Wood, and Jennifer Candon, among others.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cb style=\"font-family: -apple-system, BlinkMacSystemFont, 'San Francisco', 'Segoe UI', Roboto, 'Helvetica Neue', sans-serif; font-size: 0.875rem;\"\u003eMeet Maritza Soto\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"wp-block-media-text alignwide has-media-on-the-right is-stacked-on-mobile\"\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"wp-block-media-text__content\"\u003e\n\u003cmeta charset=\"utf-8\"\u003e\n\u003cp data-path-to-node=\"3\"\u003eBorn and raised in Queens, New York, Maritza comes from a family of makers. She has a BFA in Illustration from Parsons School of Design. In 2008, Maritza started making quilts. Her quilts have been exhibited at The International Quilt Festival, QuiltCon, and the International Quilt Museum. Her quilt “Go North” won the Freespirit Award for Quilting Excellence at QuiltCon 2017. Her quilts have appeared in “Quilting With a Modern Slant” and “Modern Quilts: Designs of the New Century.” Currently, Maritza resides in Cambridge, MA, where she taught quilting at Gather Here for 10 years.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"Gotham Quilts","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":48036193763582,"sku":null,"price":30.95,"currency_code":"EUR","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0516\/1064\/8755\/files\/THREADTalks-MaritzaSoto_62f30148-14ba-41e3-a6ff-4d0767b88cc1.png?v=1775531661","url":"https:\/\/gothamquilts.com\/en-de\/products\/5-06-26-virtual-thread-talk-maritza-soto-8-9pm","provider":"Gotham Quilts","version":"1.0","type":"link"}