When I first saw Michelle Obama’s official portrait, I knew it had to be an art quilt. She was dressed in a piece with traditional quilt patterns strewn across a white background. As an African American mother of two girls I was so proud of Michelle Obama and her work while in the white house. She was a role model for mothers, and women and wives but most especially for black women. She had a major impact on us all. In this piece she is holding a book based on little girl’s visit to see the portrait. Little Parker was photographed in the gallery and her image looking up at the painting went viral. That lead to a children’s book, news stories, interviews and tv appearances for Parker. I couldn’t do the art quilt without the book.
