From the National Quilt Museum: "For more than 50 years, Mr. Mallard has chronicled world events through his vibrant and intricately detailed thread collages. Born of brilliantly colored embroidery floss, fabric, patience and time, his quilts have been showcased in the United States and Europe.  He has been profiled in Quilter’s Newsletter Magazine, Linda LaPinta’s book Kentucky Quilts and Quiltmakers, Three Centuries of Creativity, Community, and Commerce,  inducted in the Mc Comb Mississippi Wall of Fame, and was honored with the ArtsReach “Living the Vision” Award.  Joe’s feature quilts include his Obama Tie Quilt, which chronicles the first four years of the Obama administration and an embroidered denim jacket he presented to former President Jimmy Carter, which highlights key events of his political life."

More From The National Quilt Museum:

"Mr. Mallard’s quilts are unique in that they are comprised of tens of thousands of tiny, colorful hand tied knots and stitches. He traces an outline of his design on canvas, stitches neckties and other objects onto the surface, and then fills the surrounding space with a swirl of color and commentary. His quilts bloom slowly over time and, as he watches current events unfold, he stitches the names of places, people, and events into his work. In essence, his stunning quilts are “Artifacts of American culture.”"

See it before it leaves, Joe Mallard: Threading His Grandmother's Needles is on display at the National Quilt Museum in Paducah, KY now through February 25, 2025.

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