Faith Ringgold was born on October 8, 1930 in Harlem and started painting 35 years ago. She is best known for her painted story quilts, which is art that combines painting, quilted fabric and storytelling. When asked how she writes the story of her quilts she replied "I think about the characters and the story I want to tell and then I begin to write the chapters in segments. And then, just like the materials of a quilt, I piece the words together until they make a story. I have to edit many times before it is finished and ready to be written on the quilt." She also says that she gets her ideas from reflecting on her life and the lives of people she has known and has been inspired by.
Faith Ringgold is married and has two daughters. She is currently a professor of art at the University of California in San Diego, California. She is currently working on writing more children's books as well as creating new pieces of art.
Some of her more known pieces include,
"Church Picnic"
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"Tar Beach"
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And "God Bless America"
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Video on Faith Ringgold
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=EzEWJJUnTlk
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