MARJORIE COLEMAN

Marjorie Coleman is now in her nineties, and with contemporary hand stitching as her medium she continues to produce rich evocative pieces that represent her ideas and experiences. Her textile works are the product of a sharp intellect, astute observation, and empathy with her subject matter. As she takes pleasure from working with cloth and stitches, we are the fortunate ones to benefit from her vision.

My quilts are contemplative; I am not in a hurry. I have come to understand that I am what I am and must make what is within...

In quilts, as indeed in life, I like zany but dislike slapdash. I like devil-may-care but dislike hooligan. I have always felt that copying patterns which reproduce overseas images was not for me. I represent my own country and what I see around me. I prefer to intrigue rather than to excite and perhaps even this tells of a particular temperament set in a particular time.