Gee's Bend Inspired Collage by Sarah Matthews

All levels | 7 min 43 sec

Gee's Bend Inspired Collage
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Materials00:39
Make a quilt-inspired collage06:22

Taught by Sarah Matthews

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Cutting squares out of misprints and print scraps from her own vibrant work, printmaker and book artist Sarah Matthews pays tribute to the quilters of Gee's Bend, Alabama. Hailed as “some of the most miraculous works of modern art America has produced,” the quilting tradition of Gee's Bend was created by a group of Black women and their ancestors. Sarah makes the half log cabin Inspired by Lucy Pettway's 1950's "Housetop" quilt pattern, but as a paper artist, she of course makes her quilt blocks out of paper.

Here’s what you’ll need:

4"x 4" squares cut from misprints, print scraps and other collage paper
12" x 12" piece of scrapbooking paper or cardstock
Cutting mat
Utility knife or X-Acto knife
Scissors
Ruler
Glue stick
Pencil

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Learn how to:

Use a Gee's Bend quilt design as inspiration
Cut "quilt blocks" out of paper

Images of an in-process paper collage made by Sarah Matthews in her Gee's Bend Inspired Collage class on Creativebug

A hand working on a paper collage made by Sarah Matthews in her Gee's Bend Inspired Collage class on Creativebug

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Gee's Bend Inspired Collage Reviews

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Cheryl Parojcic

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Very doable way to try collage. I was not familiar with the Gee’s Bend traditions and loved learning about it while practicing a technique that these women inspired.

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