08/05/26 - VIRTUAL THREAD Talk - Robert Bosscher - 8-9pm

This lecture will take place virtually over Zoom. Once you register, you will receive an email with instructions for logging in. All Talks are in Eastern (NYC) time. Talk will not be recorded.  Gotham Quilts is committed to making our events accessible to everyone. If you have any questions about access or to request any reasonable accommodations that will facilitate your full participation in this event, please contact us at US@gothamquilts.com .  If you require an accommodation or service to fully participate, please contact us at least 3 days prior to the event. Pushing Boundaries An exploration of influences in quilting that should be welcomed, explored further & incorporated more broadly into the modern quilting movement.  Ideas including incorporating reused materials, non traditional fabrics, narrative quilts, activist quilts, and incorporating different mediums (ie. paint, print making, and other non-traditional quilt materials) will be explored. This Discussion is important if Modern Quilting wants to remain relevant as a quilting movement in the quilt world and expand its influence in the art world. Discussion explores influences, techniques and quilters who are working in these categories - looking at quilts that challenge what modern quilting is. Participants will be encouraged to experiment with these different techniques in their own work, and seek out ways to explore and expand their own definitions of quilting in general, and the Modern Quilt movement in particular. Meet Robert J. Bosscher Robert is an award winning artist who often struggles to know just what that means. While he has lived in many different places while growing up, he eventually settled in Grand Rapids, Michigan for college where he studied Studio Art and Art History. While his creative endeavors have included ceramics, painting, and other mediums, his current passion lies in fiber and textile art - namely quilting. He’s been quilting for over a decade and has found that his love of quilts as an artistic medium has allowed him to reconcile his understanding of the divide between the quilting world and the art world. He loves to ask big questions about the quilting world and explore the intersection of artistic design and quilting. As a child of a quilter, he is also drawn to the emotional resonance that quilts have as objects of comfort and care.