Our History Told Through Scraps ~ Unveiling of the Gloucester “Downtown Quilt” with Juni Van Dyke

Gloucester Dwontown Quilt Unveiling Juni Van Dyke ©Kim Smith 2015Gloucester Downtown Quilt Project Juni Van Dyke ©Kim Smith 2015

Juni Van Dyke Downtown Quilt ©Kim Smith 2015Just Beautiful, and what a beautiful community turnout for today’s unveiling of the Neighborhood Quilt Project’s 13th panel, the “Downtown Quilt.” Congratulations to the amazing Juni Van Dyke and her talented troupe of Gloucester senior quilting artists. It was especially appropriate that the unveiling was conducted by our Mayor Romeo Thekan as growing up on Middle Street, her childhood neighborhood centered around many of the buildings depicted in the quilt. Our deepest thanks of appreciation to Juni and the artists for splendidly illustrating Gloucester’s history, with merely scraps.Gloucester Downtown Quilt Project Quilters ©Kim Smith 2015

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Detail Juni Van Dyke Downtonw Quilt ©Kim Smith 2015 copyScraps of Beauty

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Don’t Miss the Unveiling of Juni Van Dyke’s and the Seniors’s “Downtown Quilt” Tuesday with Mayor Sefatia

Juni Van Dyke writes, “Hi Kim, The stunning “Downtown Quilt” is finished and on Tuesday May 26th at 11:00am Mayor Sefatia will unveil the quilt at City Hall (second floor). Come cheer on the creativity of our amazing seniors!

Snapshots of Previously Completed Works in the Extraordinary Neighborhoods Quilt Project ~a-community-of-neighborhoods-city-hall-3-c2a9kim-smith-2014-copya-community-of-neighborhoods-city-hall-4-c2a9kim-smith-2014jpg-copya-community-of-neighborhoods-city-hall-2c2a9kim-smith-2014a-community-of-neighborhoods-city-hall-c2a9kim-smith-2014

 

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Maggie Rosa’s Detail of Beauport

 

Sean and Juni Van Dyke ©Kim Smith 2013 copyThe Amazing Juni Van Dyke and Her Son Sean at the Matz GalleryComsos 12 ©Kim Smith 2014 copy