Who is an artist? Lessons from Nancy Cawdrey and the Gee’s Bend quilters
When I wrote the art book Sky’s the Limit, I spent hours interviewing the gifted artist Nancy Cawdrey. Nancy’s work is extraordinary, and her artistic process inspires me. She emphasized how much training she’d received and how it shaped her craft. But then there’s the women of Gee’s Bend. The Gee’s Bend quilters challenge the…