Trunk Show: Speaking My Truth: Even if My Voice Shakes Bill Stearman - In Person Only
Bill shows the quilts he has made over his 10 years as a quilter and he’ll explain his processes and techniques that he uses. Some of the quilts will be presented using PowerPoint slides, but he’ll bring at least twenty quilts for display and discussion Bill’s quilts speak to events that changed his life and speak to issues that he cares deeply about. They speak to his strong belief in the need to start conversations, often about difficult topics. At the end, you will understand Bill’s belief that he can change the world; that everyone can; that it’s our responsibility.
Located at the Shediac Multipurpose Center
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| Instructor Bio: | Bill Stearman is a Queer quilt-maker living and working in Picton, Ontario. He didn’t come to quilt-making by choice. In 2013, while looking for an alternative to mind numbing pain medication after a serious leg injury, someone suggested that he try making a quilt. It sounded strange, but he gave it a try and discovered that when he sews, he doesn’t feel pain. Over three hundred quilts later, he is still at it. While Stearman describes himself as being self-taught, in reality, he sought out every master quilter whose work he admired, travelling across North America and Australia to learn from them. The friendships that he has developed through this process continue to inspire and motivate him. And the influences of those teachers still echo in his work. Stearman has lectured with his well-known ‘BackPack Show’ across Canada, and now via Zoom throughout the world. He teaches locally at Loyalist College Summer Arts Program. Stearman’s quilts have been juried into countless shows across North America and in the UK. He has won several major awards. Stearman’s work frequently deals with topics not normally associated with quilts. Sexual abuse, depression, illness, racism, sexuality and gender all have been subjects in Bill’s bold, striking, and often moving pieces. In 2021, Stearman’s work took a dramatic shift. During the peak of Covid, he was diagnosed with terminal Liver Cancer. Over the course of seven months, he went from that diagnosis, through an intense battery of testing and cancer treatment to ‘buy time’, all leading up to what he views as miraculous surgery where he received a new liver from his daughter and a life expectancy increased by over twenty years. All of this dramatically changed Bill’s life and his outlook on life. He works with a renewed intensity and is driven by a desire to change the world; to make it a better place; to speak his truth, even if his voice shakes. |
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