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These four DVDs, produced by Jocelyn Riley, celebrate the heritage of quilts and traditional art, and are available from HER OWN WORDS, PO BOX 5264, Madison, WI 53705-0264; phone 608-271-7083; fax 608-271-0209; email jocelynriley@herownwords.com
Ethel Kvalheim, Rosemaler
28-minute DVD (cc), $19.95, order #31003; ISBN#978-1-60118-032-2
The Art of Ethel Kvalheim
18-minute DVD (cc), $19.95, order #11003; ISBN#978-1-60118-033-9.
Resource guide (for both), $19.95; order #11002; ISBN#1-877933-24-4.
Both DVDs weave together brilliant, full-color photography of Kvalheim and her work with soundtracks combining Kvalheim’s first-person narrative and Norwegian-American music. Kvalheim’s rosemaling (decorative painting on wood) is admired throughout the United States and Europe. She has received many awards, including prestigious citations from the American and Norwegian governments. "Breathtakingly beautiful with remarkable color saturation and exquisite detail; very high intellectual quality and production standards" --Practical Historian. "Beautifully presented" --School Library Journal. "Beautifully done" --Vesterheim Rosemaling Letter.
Patchwork: A Kaleidoscope of Quilts
DVD (cc), 15 minutes, $19.95, order #4003, ISBN#1-877933-13-9. Resource guide 114 pages, $19.95; order #4002; ISBN#1-877933-09-0. I love to quilt," says the narrator of this evocative 15-minute video celebrating old and new museum-quality quilts together with words women have written about making, using, saving, and treasuring quilts. "There are so many patterns and colors, textures and weaves. People say a quilt is a textile sandwich, but I think it's more like a collage. Making a quilt is like painting, only you have billions of choices of fabric, both old and new. I think I like quilting because it gives me a little control over how things turn out. These quilts are my albums and diaries." A lively soundtrack and elegant, full-color photography enhance the first-person story. "A visually rich look at the splendid creations of quilts. Recommended." --Museumedia. "Absorbing; Excellent." --Video Rating Guide.
Prairie Quilts
DVD (cc), 15 minutes, $19.95, order #6003; ISBN#1-877933013-9. Resource guide 114 pages, $19.95; order # 6002, ISBN#1-877933-14-7. "I tried to put everything I'd learned about the prairie into my quilt," says the narrator of this vivid, first-person story of learning to love the tallgrass prairies. "I quilted my heart out. Nature has been one of my ways of easing my pain at being so far away from everyone I know on the face of the earth. I love photography, too, but last year it just seemed as though I wanted a kind of control over my life that photography does not allow. On my quilt, if I wanted a butterfly perched on a flower I could put it there, even in winter." The narrator's story comes to life through embroidered and patchwork quilts, as well as the living prairie. "A rich visual patchwork; a wise purchase." --Library Journal. "****Dazzling; Recommended." --Museumedia. “Pays homage to the beauty of the prairie. Recommended." --Video Rating Guide.
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