O.V. Speaks Quilts

Rooted in the Beloved Community is an art quilt that measures 41 X 45 inches. It starts with 4 house blocks in the middle of the quilt....

Happy Easter from my quilt I Believe in Ancestral Angels. On Easter Sunday I can’t help but remember the years I was coached by my Mom to...

My quilt Every Defiant Woman has returned home from QuiltCon, the national quilt show sponsored by the Modern Quilt Guild. She was part...

After exhibiting in many quilt shows to wide acclaim, Jazz Festival Backup Singers is now listed for sale. The annual jazz festival in...

The Abundance of Africa is the 9th quilt in what has turned into my “About Africa” series. First I made The Joys of Africa. I liked it so...

My quilt “Potion to Cure Racism” has returned home. She exhibited at the @nationalquiltmuseum in Paducah Kentucky from October -...

Today is Bloody Sunday. The Civil Rights Movement deeply affected my life. I was born in 1954 in segregated Crossett, AR. I am deeply...

Recently my Black History travels took me to Athens, Georgia home of the University of Georgia and the Brenda and Larry Thompson...

My quilt Every Defiant Woman is part of the Brown Sugar Stitchers Quilt Guild at QuiltCon. QuiltCon is the annual national show sponsored...

I am still reflecting on Black History. Black History begins in Africa, so I try to honor that heritage whenever possible in my quilts. I...

I love football. There was a time when no matter who was playing, I rooted for the black quarterback. Why? Because for most of my life, a...

As I reflect on Black History, I realize that my life is black history. Born in the segregated south in 1954, I have witnessed the arc of...

Recently my friend Aleathia and I took a short trip to Cartersville, GA to see the Black Pioneers exhibit. It was curated by Carolyn...

My quilt Martin's Dream was my first Black History Month quilt, and it is still my favorite. Martin's dream is realized in the border of...

Daughter India and I kicked off Black History Month with one of our epic mother/daughter road trips, this time to Montgomery, AL., the...

I am so excited that Amazon is featuring my quilt Finally Found Freedom on its Black Histroy Month Home Page. A click on my quilt takes...

I am kicking off my personal celebration Black History Month by revisiting some of my favorite African American authors. I have created...

My quilt Potion to Cure Racism is part of the exhibit Say Your Piece -- Black Women: Mothers, Martyrs and Misunderstood at the National...

Stitch, the documentary on the Atlanta Quilt Festival was screened last week at the Plaza Theater in Atlanta. South Fulton Institute...

India and I de-installed Long Time Coming: A Retrospective Of O.V. Brantley’s Red and White Quilts, my first solo red and white quilt...