GENERAL MEETING: "Quilts as Commentary: A Source of Healing, Expression and Action" with Lorraine Woodruff-Long (IN-PERSON)

Lorraine Woodruff-Long

Lorraine will share the inspirations for, and creation of, her ongoing Commentary Quilts series. Sharing artists and creators that have provided inspiration, she will discuss how to use quilting arts to express beliefs, frustrations and aspirations for you community, country and the world.

Find out how using your own quilt art practice can provide both a creative outlet, and source of healing and action and how to share your message and art for greater visibility. Attendees will gain ideas on how to repurpose textiles into statement art, seek sources of inspiration, and use quilts to express concerns and beliefs as well as take action publicly and online.

More About Lorraine

A self-taught quilter based in San Francisco, she focuses on color, improvisation, and recycled/repurposed fabrics.  She is passionate about creating quilts as political and social commentary. 

Raised in Houston, and educated at University of Texas/Austin, Lorraine served in Peace Corps Kenya and afterwards moved to California. After a career in marketing and advertising, Lorraine worked in the nonprofit sector while raising two city kids with her architect husband before pursuing a fiber art practice prompted by the pandemic.

Lorraine’s work has been juried into art exhibitions and received numerous awards at local, national and international quilt shows. She is a member of several guilds and associations, and is a volunteer with the Social Justice Sewing Academy Remembrance Project. Her work is included in the 2021 book, “Stitching Stolen Lives: The Social Justice Sewing Academy Remembrance Project.”

She currently teaches quilting at City College of San Francisco Extension and SCRAP-SF and teaches quilting workshops online and to guilds around the country.