Today’s featured artist should be particulary interesting for those of you in the textile design industry and/or if you’re a textile design student.

As a black woman artist, Alma Thomas encountered many obstacles. She did not, however, turn to racial or feminist issues in her art, instead she believed that the creative spirit is independent of race or gender (I LOVE that idea!). In her art, Thomas explores the power of color and form in luminous, contemplative paintings.

[Please note: Today's info was taken directly from: Smithsonian American Art Museum (No author is noted on the site). The article poses the right questions about Ms. Thomas' work and is very well written, helping us fully take in her amazing art.]

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