Patricia Pérez-Canto Caffrey
In the mid 90’s we lived in Japan for a couple of years and it was there that my love affair with crafts and textiles found an outlet. At an ex-pat’s house soon after arriving I saw a most beautiful quilt hanging on the wall of their foyer. I had never seen anything like that before. It was a combination of traditional women’s work and artistry; and I wanted to do just that!
Beatriz O’Keefe and Ger Saleh taught me to piece in Yokohama in 1996 and I haven’t stopped quilting. Thank you for changing my life!!
Quilting is a social activity and in my travels since then I’ve met wonderful women who fill my life with generosity and creativity; quilters and artists with whom I share a love of textiles, crafts, and so much more.
My emphasis now is in textile art. I want to express ideas of loss, hope, resilience, connections…I need to tell my stories or give voice to others to tell their stories through my work.
Member of SEEFA, the Atlanta Modern Quilt Guild, the Divas of the Evening Bees, Santiago Quilting Bees.