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(Seekers Church banner, copyright 1997)

Margreta Silverstone

(301) 270-5142

mks@margreta.com

www.margreta.com

I want my art to bring the holy to the world. I want my wearable art garments to give dignity to the wearer. I want my work to be a source of healing the spirit.

I first learned to quilt from women at my church in Washington, DC. You need to visit my church to realize how ironic to be doing such a traditional activity in a very non-traditional church. We gathered to make a log cabin quilt-in-a-day, but the power went out mid-day. It took longer than a day to finish that quilt; by the end, I was hooked.

Tropical Haze
(Tropical Haze, copyright 2004) detail available

Published Work

  • In press - Children’s Inn, National Institutes of Health Book on “Sweet Dreams Challenge”
  • Bresenhan, Karey Patterson.Creative Quilting: The Journal Quilt Project. Stow, MA: Quilting Arts, LLC, Fall 2006.
  • Bresenhan, Karey Patterson. I Remember Mama. Golden, CO: Primedia, 2005.
  • Quilt Art Engagement Calendar 2004
  • Maryland Public Television, "Maryland Quilts". 1999
  • Quilts and wearable art are part of numerous private collections.

Exhibitions

  • 2007 - Goodwin House Alexandria, VA solo show
    Mid-Atlantic Quilt Festival - February
  • 2006 - Goodwin House Alexandria, VA - Cloth & Chocolate
  • 2005 - Pacific International Quilt Festival, San Francisco, CA - October
    Takoma Park Art Exhibit, Takoma Park, MD - January
  • 2004 - International Quilt Festival, Houston, TX - November
    Pennsylvania National Quilt Extravaganza – September
    American Quilters' Society Paducah, KY - April
    Quilters Heritage Celebration Lancaster, PA - April
    Mid-Atlantic Quilt Festival - February
  • 2003 - Sandy Spring, MD Museum - Cloth & Chocolate - Winter
    American Quilters' Society Nashville, TN – August
    Sacred Threads – June
    NY Quilt Convention – June
    George Washington University Breast Care Center – Summer
    Mid-Atlantic Quilt Festival - February
  • 2002 - Quilts by Marylanders (Maryland State House) – December
    Pennsylvania National Quilt Extravaganza – September
    American Quilters' Society Nashville, TN - August
  • Prior Years
    Children's Inn of the National Institute of Health, invitation only. Quilt selected also for the post card series. Photo included in numerous presentations for supporting arts in the health environment.
    Viewers' Choice Awards, Friendship Star Quilters of Montgomery County, MD Quilt Shows.

Witness
(Witness, copyright 2004)

Memberships

  • American Quilter’s Society
  • International Quilt Association
  • Cloth and Chocolate
  • Studio Art Quilt Associates
  • Friendship Star Quilters of Montgomery County, MD
    Uhuru Quilters Guild of Prince George's County, MD