Joel Otterson

Joe Cunningham

Joe Cunningham

Did you know about this new trend of dude quilting? It’s happening all over the place, and this new show at the Craft & Folk Art Museum in Los Angeles is a showcase of some contemporary artist dudes that use quilting as a medium or as inspiration. In the case of Joel Otterson, he made a quilt-looking piece out of concrete and ceramics. Others, like Joe Cunningham and Jimmy McBride use the traditional medium to create some interesting new compositions. I am especially drawn to McBride’s paint-by-numbers looking quilts that take inspiration from space, topographic photography and cosmology. Check it out here to see who else is in the show (we only covered our favorites.)

-Claudia Brown

Jimmy McBride

Jimmy McBride

Jimmy McBride (detail shot)

Jimmy McBride

Jimmy McBride (detail shot)