Faith Ringgold was a brilliant artist who told amazing stories using colorful quilts! When she was a little girl growing up in a busy city, she loved to watch her mother make beautiful dresses. Faith decided to sew painted pictures onto large pieces of cloth to make story quilts that showed her family and friends. Her special quilts were so big and colorful that people hung them in art museums!
One of her most famous story quilts is about a little girl who imagines she can fly high above the city! Faith even turned her magical quilt into a famous picture book called Tar Beach so kids everywhere could read her story. She showed everyone that you can use cloth and thread to share your dreams with the world. We remember Faith for her wonderful imagination and her beautiful, cozy art!
