O.V. Speaks Quilts

In addition to music, art, books, movies and dance, there are always many quilt exhibits during Black History Month. I am determined to...

The church is the bedrock of African American culture. When you have nothing, you must have faith. From slavery, to the civil rights...

I stumbled upon Bold Expressions -- African American Quilts From the Collection of Corrine Riley in Thrift Books. Just seeing the cover...

Can you say happy dance?💃🏽 The love of music and dance has always been a force in African American culture, but can you imagine the joy...

Yesterday's Black History Month adventure took me to the High Museum to see Sonya Clark's exhibit We are Each Other. My favorite part of...

Imagine the courage it took for slaves to take the leap of faith and travel north. When was the last time you traveled somewhere with no...

Black History Month should be a reminder to all black people that it is important to tell your own story. After alll, who knows it better...

Several of my quilts will be part of the Low Country African American Cultural Arts Festival quilt exhibit January 30 - February 3, 2024...

We are still having what I call “read a book weather”. It’s too cold to go out frolicking so you might as well curl up with a book. My...

Check out my interview on the Quilt Show conducted by Lilo Bowman. I talked about my life, my quilts, the Atlanta Quilt Festival and the...

Martin Luther King said, “I have a dream that one day little black boys and girls will be holding hands with little white boys and...

Happy MLK Sunday! My hand appliquéd quilt Uncommon Legacy was a Block of the Month from a quilt shop that I used to practice and perfect...

As we approach Martin Luther King Weekend, I am reflecting on what a great impact the man and the movement had on my life. All things...

I know 2023 Christmas is over, but I am ahead of the game for Christmas 2024. When I ran across this beautiful panel of an African...

We are blessed with great weather in Atlanta so we have great porch days year round, even in January. And since I have an unobstructed...

All the preparations are done. Just waiting on Santa.

It’s about time to plan my annual Christmas shopping trip to Walmart. There is nothing like it.❣️You just never know what you will see or...

One of the wonderful things about Thanksgiving is that we pause to remember our ancestors in a joyful way. Memories of delicious smells...

Now that the 47 quilts that comprise my solo red and white quilt exhibit Long Time Coming have returned home safely, I am taking a moment...

My solo exhibit of red and white quilts, formally entitled Long Time Coming: A Retrospective of O.V. Brantley's Red and White Quilts, is...