Stories by Hand: Marianne Raab Britton

At the age of about seven, Marianne Rabb Britton was first introduced to quilting by her Grandmother, Mabel Tomlinson. That quilt was started by both in 1948 and was completed by Marianne in 1971. Her fabric art is a combination of artistic creativity that embodies her life experiences; parents who lived in Arizona, her trip to China, life in Yellow Springs, and a cabin in the hills near Berea, Kentucky. Her art shows her interest in nature, the Indians of the Southwest, horses, and Chinese culture. She saw the world with an artists eye and gained inspiration from people and places, turning it into beautifully crafted works of art to share with the rest of us.

Credit: Exhibition overview from museum website