1. Personal Stories Community Quilt Faith Ringgold Inspired Project

2. Faith Ringgold
Faith Ringgold (born October 8, 1930 in Harlem, New York City) is an African American artist, best known for her painted story quilts. She is professor emeritus in the University of California, San Diego visual art department. Faith Ringgold was born and raised in Harlem[1] and educated at the City College of New York, where she studied with Robert Gathmey and Yasuo Kuniyoshi. She received an M.A. from the college in She was greatly influenced by the fabric she worked with at home with her mother, who was a fashion designer, and has used fabric in many of her artworks. She is especially well known for her painted story quilts which blur the line between "high art" and "craft" by combining painting, quilted fabric, and storytelling.

3. Ringgold

4. Ringgold

5. Aids Memorial Quilt

6. Aids Memorial Quilt

7. American Idol Quilt

8. Children’s Quilt

9. Create your own Ringgold inspired quilt square!
 Research & Brainstorm
Students draw a sketch of a personally significant story and incorporate pattern and one-point perspective in their designs
Students redraw their story scene on a quilt square
Students use acrylic paints to paint personal stories on quilt

10. Digital Resources
 Faith Ringgold