[INSPIRATION] Quilting + Generative Art = Gee Bend Quilts

I’ve been counting the days when generative art would cross quilts! Artnet just announced a textile-based NFT project going live on May 17.

A generative NFT by Anna Lucia [L] next to a quilt by Mary Margeret Pettway [R]. Courtesy of Arsnl.
https://news.artnet.com/market/the-quilters-of-gees-bend-anna-lucia-arsnl-2298540

This project will involve the sale of 500 digital-born artworks under the name Generations by generative artist, Anna Lucia, who is based out of Cairo, Egypt. Anna’s work has been focused on textile art and generative art thrugh computer coding. These NFTs are based on 4 direct descendants of Gee Bend quilters from Alabama.

Besides the importance of blending the old with the new. Proceeds from this project go to the quilters, the artist, the Freedom Quilting Bee Cooperative from Alabama, Arsnl (Artists right Society). The project also includes 6 original Gee Bend quilts, with 80% of the money going to the quilters.

For me, generative art informed my textile work with my digital surface design collection Future Code, back in 2016 – 2018. I described my Future Code collection of born-digital surface designs as “art generated not created”
https://angelaheathart.com/archive/future-code-series-statement/. This is a very fruitful area of interest for me and so there will definitely be more work to come.

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A Heath

A Heath is an experienced librarian, archivist, author, curator and artist. Her work in metadata management, archiving and product management spans over 20+ years across many sectors - corporate, government, publishing, healthcare, education and ecommerce. On a personal note, Angela is a designer, textile artist and painter. She also has been an avid jigsaw puzzle collector for 30+ years.