Quilters are inspired by the world around them. Nature has been a constant theme, however, the world that human beings designed, constructed, and inhabit through architecture, finds its way into quilting in marvelous ways.
Marquetta Bell Johnson was born into a family of tailors and quilters. Her family life provided a rich environment that fostered her creativity as a youth. She is a self-taught artist, creating hand dyed textiles, quilts, and collectibles. She has been fortunate because she has also benefited by the lessons she learned from other surface design artists and quilters.
Marquetta is also a teaching artist affiliated with many organizations such as The High Museum of Art -Atlanta, VSAarts of GA, the Atlanta Partnership for the Arts in Learning, and the Names Project Foundation-the AIDS Memorial Quilt.
Photos by Laura Loewen
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