Old Pants Find New Life

Quilter Arbie Williams took old jeans and made art out of them. She comes from the African-American quilting tradition where creativity was valued. Arbie was awarded the National Heritage Fellowship, our nations highest award for traditional arts. This video was made for the Recycled:Re-Seen exhibit at the Museum of International Folk Art in Santa Fe.

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