Tuesday, May 5, 2009

Aurora: An American Experience in Quilt, Community, and Craft

Wrap yourself in a fantastic journey,
a remarkable commitment, and a spare and splendid story

Master storyteller Jane Kirkpatrick extols the beautiful treasures, unknown to a wider public, rediscovered in the Old Aurora Colony of Oregon’s lush Willamette Valley. The people and legacy of Aurora, a utopian community founded in the mid-1800s, will stir your imagination, hopes, and dreams; and remind you that every life matters—that our lives are the stories other people read first.

~Featuring~

  • Unique and treasured quilt pattern variations
  • More than 100 photographs, many never-before published, from 1850 to today
  • Cherished stories from Aurora descendants
  • Rich images of fine crafts from the Aurora Colony and private collections
  • An introduction by renowned American artist John Houser

Aurora is about the difference every ordinary life can make—and a beautiful celebration of a time and place in which people expressed their most cherished beliefs through the work of their imagination and hands. Check out auroracolony.org!

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