///BEVERLY YVETTE SMITH : FIBER ARTS

Beverly is McColl Center's second Art Teacher Resource Resident from the Charlotte Mecklenburg School System. Her choice of medium, quilting and graphite drawing, stems from her love of color and shape as well as her appreciation of the functional and historical significance of quilts. Stitched collages of photographs and artifacts celebrate her Southern roots and African American heritage. Inspired by her appreciation of any experience that provides an opportunity to give voice to the richness of an African American experience, more importantly, an experience that provides an opportunity to communicate, to connect, and to share, Beverly's quilts provide tactile educational experiences about history and spirituality.