June Underwood

June Underwood

June Underwood talks about her quilt, "Crow's Line," which is part of her series involving crows and dragons. She talks about the techniques she used to create the quilt, the types of cloth and thread, and the technique of dyeing with bleach or other chemicals. She talks about some of the poetry that inspired the quilts and her desire to convey a narrative through her quilt series. She talks about how she began quilting, her lack of background in sewing, and her early memories of quilts, which were mostly negative. She talks about her favorite aspects of quilting, where she quilts, and what happens to her quilts when they are finished. Underwood discusses the regional influences on her quilting and art. She talks about how she has been influenced by both the quilting community and the art community in Portland. She talks about her influences from the traditional art world. She talks about how to preserve quilts and the art of quilt-making for the future.

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Artists

Arts and crafts.

Decorative arts

Quilting.

Quilts--Design.

Quilts.

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Textiles

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June Underwood

Amy Tetlow Smith

Bernie Herman

Le Rowell

Crow's Line

Crows

Dragons

Learning quiltmaking

Quilt purpose - Exhibition

Quilt shows/exhibitions

Techniques

Inspiration

Design process

Narratives

Art quiltmaking

Art quilts

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