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<div class="page" style="text-align: start; word-wrap: break-word; max-width: 100%;"><a href="https://www.jennifersampou.com/my-blog/inspiration-rosie-lee" style="color: rgb(65, 110, 210); max-width: 100%; text-decoration: underline;"><h1 class="title" style="font-weight: bold; font-size: 1.95552em; line-height: 1.2141em; margin-top: 0px; margin-bottom: 0.5em; text-align: start; display: block; max-width: 100%;">INSPIRATION Rosie Lee!</h1></a><div class="metadata singleline" style="text-align: start; display: block; margin-top: -0.75em; margin-bottom: 1.45em; max-width: 100%;"><p class="date" style="margin: 0px; max-width: 100%; font-size: 1em !important; font-weight: normal !important; font-style: normal !important; display: inline !important;"><span style="margin: 0px; max-width: 100%; font-size: 1em !important; font-weight: normal !important; font-style: normal !important; display: inline !important;">
5/23/2021
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<p style="max-width: 100%;"><strong style="max-width: 100%;"><font style="max-width: 100%;">Weekend Inspo- Rosie Lee Tompkins Quilt Exhibit, BAMPFA Berkeley California. </font></strong></p> <div style="max-width: 100%;"><div style="max-width: 100%;"> <a style="text-decoration: none; max-width: 100%;"> <img src="https://www.jennifersampou.com/uploads/1/9/2/8/19288365/img-1103_orig.jpg" alt="Picture" style="max-width: 100%; margin: 0.5em auto; display: block; height: auto;" data-unique-identifier=""> </a> <p style="max-width: 100%;">String 1985</p> </div></div> <div style="max-width: 100%;">A post on a Monday afternoon from me?? Hasn't been done but I couldn't wait until Friday to send this to my peeps. I am so inspired by this weekend's trip to see the most wonderful quilts (some never shown before) of the incredible <u style="max-width: 100%;"><strong style="max-width: 100%;"><a href="https://bampfa.org/rosie-lee-tompkins-media" target="_blank" style="color: rgb(65, 110, 210); max-width: 100%; text-decoration: underline;">Rosie Lee Tompkins: A Retrospective</a></strong></u> that I have to immediately share it. And shout out that<em style="max-width: 100%;"> <strong style="max-width: 100%;">if you can go see this in person...YOU MUST! </strong>(until July 18th). </em><a href="https://bampfa.org/rosie-lee-tompkins-media" target="_blank" style="color: rgb(65, 110, 210); max-width: 100%; text-decoration: underline;">BAMPFA </a>is the Berkeley Art Museum & Pacific Film Archive located on the campus of CAL (University of California, Berkeley....Golden Bear territory) and honestly speaking haven't checked it out often enough over the years. One of the silver linings of COVID for me is that when I CAN'T GO somewhere, I really miss it...it's the wanderlust DNA in me. So the first things I am doing with my free time...(starting with celebrating my assistant's 3 month wonderfulness) is rebuilding my creative MOJO by soaking up museums, music festivals and general public hang out seshes with street performances that seem to be popping up everywhere....The Alameda Flea is in three Sundays...Squeal! My soul has wings ready to fly right now! No more moss growing on me! </div> <div style="max-width: 100%;"><div style="max-width: 100%;"> <a style="text-decoration: none; max-width: 100%;"> <img src="https://www.jennifersampou.com/uploads/1/9/2/8/19288365/img-1100_orig.jpg" alt="Picture" style="max-width: 100%; margin: 0.5em auto; display: block; height: auto;" data-unique-identifier=""> </a> <p style="max-width: 100%;">I'm going back to do the same thing again.... soak it all up </p> </div></div> <div style="max-width: 100%;"><div style="max-width: 100%;"><div style="max-width: 100%;"> <div class="scrollable" style="max-width: 100%; overflow-x: scroll; word-wrap: normal;"><table style="max-width: none; font-size: 0.9em; text-align: start; word-wrap: break-word; border-collapse: collapse;"> <tbody style="max-width: 100%;"> <tr style="max-width: 100%;"> <td style="max-width: 100%; padding: 0.25em 0.5em; border: 1px solid rgb(216, 216, 216);"> <div style="max-width: 100%;"><div style="max-width: 100%;"> <a style="text-decoration: none; max-width: 100%;"> <img src="https://www.jennifersampou.com/uploads/1/9/2/8/19288365/img-1121_orig.jpg" alt="Picture" style="max-width: 100%; margin: 0.5em auto; display: block; height: auto;" data-unique-identifier=""> </a> </div></div> </td> <td style="max-width: 100%; padding: 0.25em 0.5em; border: 1px solid rgb(216, 216, 216);"> <div style="max-width: 100%;"><div style="max-width: 100%;"> <a style="text-decoration: none; max-width: 100%;"> <img src="https://www.jennifersampou.com/uploads/1/9/2/8/19288365/published/screen-shot-2021-05-24-at-11-53-30-am.png?1621884217" alt="Picture" style="max-width: 100%; margin: 0.5em auto; display: block; height: auto;" data-unique-identifier=""> </a> <p style="max-width: 100%;">1936-2006</p> </div></div> </td> </tr> </tbody> </table></div> </div></div></div> <div style="max-width: 100%;">Rosie Lee Tompkins is the art pseudonym for Effie Mae Martin Howard, a brilliant African-American quilt maker and fiber artist of Richmond California who is a renowned artist of the 20th century. BAMPFA has a slide show about Rosie Lee that is informative and celebratory, sharing her command of color, composition and finishing one top to go to work on the next. She believed her artistry was a gift from God and her quilts reflect a deep reverence for spiritual life and beauty. Quilters such as Irene Bankhead, often finished her work to become actual quilts. <a href="https://www.nytimes.com/2018/03/23/obituaries/eli-leon-82-dies-champion-of-african-american-quilt-makers.html" target="_blank" style="color: rgb(65, 110, 210); max-width: 100%; text-decoration: underline;">Eli Leon</a> (1935-2018) an African American quilt collector was a friend and patron who met her at a flea market in Oakland in 1985. Below are all her quilts I photographed while at the museum over the weekend with some details showing her love of velvet, mix of flea market finds, new fabrics and various ephemera used in her appliqué work. Enjoy these if you can not see in person....But if you are hankering to get out of dodge, come on by! Your cotton "I'm Quilt Crazy" socks will be blown off! Pace yourself for all 30+ images below. CELEBRATE COLOR AND QUILTS!</div> <div style="max-width: 100%;"><div style="max-width: 100%;"> <a style="text-decoration: none; max-width: 100%;"> <img src="https://www.jennifersampou.com/uploads/1/9/2/8/19288365/img-1131_orig.jpg" alt="Picture" style="max-width: 100%; margin: 0.5em auto; display: block; height: auto;" data-unique-identifier=""> </a> </div></div> <div style="max-width: 100%;"><div style="max-width: 100%;"> <a style="text-decoration: none; max-width: 100%;"> <img src="https://www.jennifersampou.com/uploads/1/9/2/8/19288365/img-1110_orig.jpg" alt="Picture" style="max-width: 100%; margin: 0.5em auto; display: block; height: auto;" data-unique-identifier=""> </a> <p style="max-width: 100%;">In person this is so luxurious - a favorite. </p> </div></div> <div style="max-width: 100%;"><div style="max-width: 100%;"> <a style="text-decoration: none; max-width: 100%;"> <img src="https://www.jennifersampou.com/uploads/1/9/2/8/19288365/img-1115_orig.jpg" alt="Picture" style="max-width: 100%; margin: 0.5em auto; display: block; height: auto;" data-unique-identifier=""> </a> <p style="max-width: 100%;">This was one of Colette's favs</p> </div></div> <div style="max-width: 100%;"><div style="max-width: 100%;"> <a style="text-decoration: none; max-width: 100%;"> <img src="https://www.jennifersampou.com/uploads/1/9/2/8/19288365/img-1139_orig.jpg" alt="Picture" style="max-width: 100%; margin: 0.5em auto; display: block; height: auto;" data-unique-identifier=""> </a> <p style="max-width: 100%;">perfect space to hang quilts</p> </div></div> <div style="max-width: 100%;"><div style="max-width: 100%;"> <a style="text-decoration: none; max-width: 100%;"> <img src="https://www.jennifersampou.com/uploads/1/9/2/8/19288365/img-1128_orig.jpg" alt="Picture" style="max-width: 100%; margin: 0.5em auto; display: block; height: auto;" data-unique-identifier=""> </a> </div></div> <div style="max-width: 100%;"><div style="max-width: 100%;"> <a style="text-decoration: none; max-width: 100%;"> <img src="https://www.jennifersampou.com/uploads/1/9/2/8/19288365/img-1122_orig.jpg" alt="Picture" style="max-width: 100%; margin: 0.5em auto; display: block; height: auto;" data-unique-identifier=""> </a> </div></div> <div style="max-width: 100%;"><div style="max-width: 100%;"> <a style="text-decoration: none; max-width: 100%;"> <img src="https://www.jennifersampou.com/uploads/1/9/2/8/19288365/img-1129_orig.jpg" alt="Picture" style="max-width: 100%; margin: 0.5em auto; display: block; height: auto;" data-unique-identifier=""> </a> </div></div> <div style="max-width: 100%;"><div style="max-width: 100%;"> <a style="text-decoration: none; max-width: 100%;"> <img src="https://www.jennifersampou.com/uploads/1/9/2/8/19288365/img-1135_orig.jpg" alt="Picture" style="max-width: 100%; margin: 0.5em auto; display: block; height: auto;" data-unique-identifier=""> </a> </div></div> <div style="max-width: 100%;"><div style="max-width: 100%;"> <a style="text-decoration: none; max-width: 100%;"> <img src="https://www.jennifersampou.com/uploads/1/9/2/8/19288365/img-1118_orig.jpg" alt="Picture" style="max-width: 100%; margin: 0.5em auto; display: block; height: auto;" data-unique-identifier=""> </a> </div></div> <div style="max-width: 100%;"><div style="max-width: 100%;"> <a style="text-decoration: none; max-width: 100%;"> <img src="https://www.jennifersampou.com/uploads/1/9/2/8/19288365/img-1116_orig.jpg" alt="Picture" style="max-width: 100%; margin: 0.5em auto; display: block; height: auto;" data-unique-identifier=""> </a> <p style="max-width: 100%;">Cali Love</p> </div></div> <div style="max-width: 100%;"><div style="max-width: 100%;"> <a style="text-decoration: none; max-width: 100%;"> <img src="https://www.jennifersampou.com/uploads/1/9/2/8/19288365/img-1130_orig.jpg" alt="Picture" style="max-width: 100%; margin: 0.5em auto; display: block; height: auto;" data-unique-identifier=""> </a> <p style="max-width: 100%;">That green box bottom left...I almost died and went to heaven right here. </p> </div></div> <div style="max-width: 100%;"><div style="max-width: 100%;"> <a style="text-decoration: none; max-width: 100%;"> <img src="https://www.jennifersampou.com/uploads/1/9/2/8/19288365/img-1119_orig.jpg" alt="Picture" style="max-width: 100%; margin: 0.5em auto; display: block; height: auto;" data-unique-identifier=""> </a> <p style="max-width: 100%;">Can it be anymore dynamic? </p> </div></div> <div style="max-width: 100%;"><div style="max-width: 100%;"> <a style="text-decoration: none; max-width: 100%;"> <img src="https://www.jennifersampou.com/uploads/1/9/2/8/19288365/img-1134_orig.jpg" alt="Picture" style="max-width: 100%; margin: 0.5em auto; display: block; height: auto;" data-unique-identifier=""> </a> <p style="max-width: 100%;">Details of puckers, improv shapes and stitches. </p> </div></div> <div style="max-width: 100%;"><div style="max-width: 100%;"> <a style="text-decoration: none; max-width: 100%;"> <img src="https://www.jennifersampou.com/uploads/1/9/2/8/19288365/img-1108_orig.jpg" alt="Picture" style="max-width: 100%; margin: 0.5em auto; display: block; height: auto;" data-unique-identifier=""> </a> <p style="max-width: 100%;">Rosie Lee liked to finish with yarn ties. </p> </div></div> <div style="max-width: 100%;"><div style="max-width: 100%;"> <a style="text-decoration: none; max-width: 100%;"> <img src="https://www.jennifersampou.com/uploads/1/9/2/8/19288365/img-1106_orig.jpg" alt="Picture" style="max-width: 100%; margin: 0.5em auto; display: block; height: auto;" data-unique-identifier=""> </a> <p style="max-width: 100%;">So many details of flea market finds plus her own stitching. </p> </div></div> <div style="max-width: 100%;"><div style="max-width: 100%;"> <a style="text-decoration: none; max-width: 100%;"> <img src="https://www.jennifersampou.com/uploads/1/9/2/8/19288365/img-1113_orig.jpg" alt="Picture" style="max-width: 100%; margin: 0.5em auto; display: block; height: auto;" data-unique-identifier=""> </a> </div></div> <div style="max-width: 100%;"><div style="max-width: 100%;"> <a style="text-decoration: none; max-width: 100%;"> <img src="https://www.jennifersampou.com/uploads/1/9/2/8/19288365/img-1127_orig.jpg" alt="Picture" style="max-width: 100%; margin: 0.5em auto; display: block; height: auto;" data-unique-identifier=""> </a> </div></div> <div style="max-width: 100%;"><div style="max-width: 100%;"> <a style="text-decoration: none; max-width: 100%;"> <img src="https://www.jennifersampou.com/uploads/1/9/2/8/19288365/img-1149_orig.jpg" alt="Picture" style="max-width: 100%; margin: 0.5em auto; display: block; height: auto;" data-unique-identifier=""> </a> <p style="max-width: 100%;">I didn't love the palette of purple yellows and orange but appreciated the artistry and composition</p> </div></div> <div style="max-width: 100%;"><div style="max-width: 100%;"> <a style="text-decoration: none; max-width: 100%;"> <img src="https://www.jennifersampou.com/uploads/1/9/2/8/19288365/img-1152_orig.jpg" alt="Picture" style="max-width: 100%; margin: 0.5em auto; display: block; height: auto;" data-unique-identifier=""> </a> <p style="max-width: 100%;">Culture Mix of America</p> </div></div> <div style="max-width: 100%;"><div style="max-width: 100%;"> <a style="text-decoration: none; max-width: 100%;"> <img src="https://www.jennifersampou.com/uploads/1/9/2/8/19288365/img-1148_orig.jpg" alt="Picture" style="max-width: 100%; margin: 0.5em auto; display: block; height: auto;" data-unique-identifier=""> </a> </div></div> <div style="max-width: 100%;"><div style="max-width: 100%;"> <a style="text-decoration: none; max-width: 100%;"> <img src="https://www.jennifersampou.com/uploads/1/9/2/8/19288365/img-1151_orig.jpg" alt="Picture" style="max-width: 100%; margin: 0.5em auto; display: block; height: auto;" data-unique-identifier=""> </a> </div></div> <div style="max-width: 100%;"><div style="max-width: 100%;"> <a style="text-decoration: none; max-width: 100%;"> <img src="https://www.jennifersampou.com/uploads/1/9/2/8/19288365/img-1159_orig.jpg" alt="Picture" style="max-width: 100%; margin: 0.5em auto; display: block; height: auto;" data-unique-identifier=""> </a> </div></div> <div style="max-width: 100%;"><div style="max-width: 100%;"> <a style="text-decoration: none; max-width: 100%;"> <img src="https://www.jennifersampou.com/uploads/1/9/2/8/19288365/img-1154_orig.jpg" alt="Picture" style="max-width: 100%; margin: 0.5em auto; display: block; height: auto;" data-unique-identifier=""> </a> <p style="max-width: 100%;">high gloss fabrics laced with metallics catching the light </p> </div></div> <div style="max-width: 100%;"><div style="max-width: 100%;"> <a style="text-decoration: none; max-width: 100%;"> <img src="https://www.jennifersampou.com/uploads/1/9/2/8/19288365/img-1155_orig.jpg" alt="Picture" style="max-width: 100%; margin: 0.5em auto; display: block; height: auto;" data-unique-identifier=""> </a> </div></div> <div style="max-width: 100%;"><div style="max-width: 100%;"> <a style="text-decoration: none; max-width: 100%;"> <img src="https://www.jennifersampou.com/uploads/1/9/2/8/19288365/img-1164_orig.jpg" alt="Picture" style="max-width: 100%; margin: 0.5em auto; display: block; height: auto;" data-unique-identifier=""> </a> </div></div> <div style="max-width: 100%;"><div style="max-width: 100%;"> <a style="text-decoration: none; max-width: 100%;"> <img src="https://www.jennifersampou.com/uploads/1/9/2/8/19288365/img-1170_orig.jpg" alt="Picture" style="max-width: 100%; margin: 0.5em auto; display: block; height: auto;" data-unique-identifier=""> </a> </div></div> <div style="max-width: 100%;"><div style="max-width: 100%;"> <a style="text-decoration: none; max-width: 100%;"> <img src="https://www.jennifersampou.com/uploads/1/9/2/8/19288365/img-1168_orig.jpg" alt="Picture" style="max-width: 100%; margin: 0.5em auto; display: block; height: auto;" data-unique-identifier=""> </a> </div></div> <div style="max-width: 100%;"><div style="max-width: 100%;"> <a style="text-decoration: none; max-width: 100%;"> <img src="https://www.jennifersampou.com/uploads/1/9/2/8/19288365/img-1173_orig.jpg" alt="Picture" style="max-width: 100%; margin: 0.5em auto; display: block; height: auto;" data-unique-identifier=""> </a> </div></div> <div style="max-width: 100%;"><div style="max-width: 100%;"> <a style="text-decoration: none; max-width: 100%;"> <img src="https://www.jennifersampou.com/uploads/1/9/2/8/19288365/img-1158_orig.jpg" alt="Picture" style="max-width: 100%; margin: 0.5em auto; display: block; height: auto;" data-unique-identifier=""> </a> </div></div> <div style="max-width: 100%;"><div style="max-width: 100%;"> <a style="text-decoration: none; max-width: 100%;"> <img src="https://www.jennifersampou.com/uploads/1/9/2/8/19288365/img-1163_orig.jpg" alt="Picture" style="max-width: 100%; margin: 0.5em auto; display: block; height: auto;" data-unique-identifier=""> </a> </div></div> <div style="max-width: 100%;"><div style="max-width: 100%;"> <a style="text-decoration: none; max-width: 100%;"> <img src="https://www.jennifersampou.com/uploads/1/9/2/8/19288365/img-1174_orig.jpg" alt="Picture" style="max-width: 100%; margin: 0.5em auto; display: block; height: auto;" data-unique-identifier=""> </a> <p style="max-width: 100%;">Cafe Babette upstairs is open!! Woo Hoo! Perfect place to talk color and eat yummy food. </p> </div></div> <p style="max-width: 100%;">Until next time. Get out to museums, live music venues, lunch with friends, flea markets and visit your favorite places to soak up humanity, full of inspiration of culture and color! <br style="max-width: 100%;">Xx</p> <p style="max-width: 100%;"><em style="max-width: 100%;"><strong style="max-width: 100%;">The contemplation of beauty causes the soul to grow wings</strong></em><span style="max-width: 100%;">. </span><font style="max-width: 100%;">-Plato </font></p>
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