Epitomizing the self-made woman, Ringgold is widely respected not only as an accomplished artist, but also as a spirited activist, who has effectively championed black and feminist causes. If the artist ’s professional life is any indication, Tar Beach ’s message is not merely a flight of fancy. Anything is possible, Tar Beach tells us, with determination, discipline, and a little bit of magic. Assemblages of fantasy and fact, they embody a belief system basic to her personal philosophy. ”Īlthough not strictly autobiographical, Ringgold ’s “story quilts, ” as she calls them, are pieced together from fragments of the artist ’s past. The next thing you know, you ’re flying among the stars. “All you need is somewhere to go that you can ’t get to any other way. The little girl ’s domain dazzles the eye seemingly without limit, it is truly a “world of living color. Oblivious to her supernatural feat, the young girl ’s family and neighbors play cards below, grounded on their tenement rooftop. On her storytelling quilt Tar Beach and in her self-illustrated children ’s book of the same name, fiber artist Faith Ringgold depicts her eight-year-old heroine soaring above the clouds over Harlem, reveling in the joy and freedom of fantasy. Every book in this series is one to treasure and keep: perfect for budding young artists to explore exhibitions with, and then continue their own artistic journeys.Painter, quiltmaker, sculptor, educator, writer Try carving a woodblock print at home with Hokusai. Take a closer look at landscapes with Georgia O'Keeffe, or even yourself, with Vincent van Gogh. Then see what you can see and make your own art. In this series, follow the artists' stories and find intriguing facts about their environments and key masterpieces. Pick a cause that you care about and try combining it with fabric or sculpture to make your own artworks! Travel with her from Harlem, New York, to Europe, Ghana, and Nigeria.

Step into her life and learn what led her to mix different media and craft powerful stories into quilts. In What the Artist Saw: Faith Ringgold, meet inspiring American activist Faith Ringgold. Have you ever wondered exactly what your favorite artists were looking at to make them draw, sculpt, or paint the way they did? In this charming illustrated series of books to keep and collect, created in full collaboration with the Metropolitan Museum of Art, you can see what they saw, and be inspired to create your own artworks, too. See the world through Faith Ringgold's eyes and be inspired to produce your own masterpieces.

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