I-69 Heritage Corridor - Allen County
DeKalb Cty -- Coney
-- Hochstettler
-- Houser
-- Minard
-- Myers
-- Placencia
-- Riser
-- Waterloo jam session
-- Sarasien
-- Sechler
-- Stackhouse
-- Rowe
Grant Cty -- Adkins
-- Butler
-- Petro
-- Neuhouser
-- Garage pickers
-- Cox
-- Hoke
-- Cash
-- Powers
Hamilton Cty -- Bundy
-- Davis
-- Day
-- Gordon
-- Cricket players
-- Dr. Bomie Han
-- Gerald Terry
-- Bobbie Kauffman
Delaware Cty -- Jackson
-- Doris Jean Coil
-- Ronald Davis
-- John Zile
-- Ken Shipley
-- Atchade
-- Roberts
Allen Cty -- Mowry
-- Zehner
-- Bozarth
-- Cynar
-- Lengacher
-- Gorman
-- Hollman
-- Patria Smith
-- Penny Myers
-- Rugsaken
Madison Cty -- Spencer
-- Joe Rice
-- Theoharris
-- Carol Ball
-- Greg Adams
Huntington Cty -- Enyeart
-- Glessner
-- Alice Stickler
-- Company Singers
-- Dick Hinton
-- Goldenberg
-- Jay Peters
-- Gil Shideler
Henry Cty -- Bennett
Katrina measures her quilts by eye, without the use of patterns. "If I like it, I sew it." --
Photo by Jim Diveney
Katrina Gorman -- Fabric art (continued)
Katrina quilts “freehand,” without patterns, in contrast to symmetrically measured “block” quilting. She realized fabric art was her calling after her first exhibit, when the memories captured in her designs evoked strong emotions in their viewers: “Some people cried, some people were so excited, or they could relate. Especially to this one called ‘I love my grandma.’ …People would just cry, ‘Oh, I remember my grandma!’”
Since then, Katrina has been extremely busy with Katrina Gorman Designs, but has also found the time to give back to her community. One of her goals is “to be a positive light for women and for black people” through her quilts’ themes. “The ultimate story is my journey.”
Through her not-for-profit organization “Peace Productions,” she hopes to fulfill her dream of teaching Fort Wayne youth the life skills that are sometimes overlooked by hardworking parents. She envisions elders passing on practical skills – like sewing – that might otherwise be lost to the next generation. “It’s hard for kids to be kids now. …Everybody needs to pitch in together.”
Hear Katrina talk about:
Change
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Her grandmother
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A quilt depicting her mother
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