Quiltmaking is an undertaking. Depending on its size, it can take months to complete one quilt. In that sense, the progress of a quilt is not fast, but it is steady. Craft can be 
meditative and rhythmic, in that a singular quilt may be composed of over a thousand separate patches that must be sewn together one by one. By its nature, activism through craft cannot change the world all at once. But what craft can do is change individuals, how they themselves relate to the world, and the power they have over it. The artists featured in this exhibition contribute to this legacy of craft in
different ways, finding an aspect of the practice that communicates and resonates with their purpose. At its heart, however, craft is just not the domain of artists. It is democratic; anyone can take it up. In that way, it invites community. Whether crafting harkens back to our roots, individuates our lives, or is simply a restful hobby, the practice of craft speaks above all to solidarity with one another. We cannot always control what happens in the world, nor the systems that govern it, but we can take a bundle of yarn or a lump of clay and make something with it. If we decide what we value, that is not insignificant.
