Ed Sloan

BIOGRAPHICAL SKETCH

Jean Freeman has always known how to sew, but she did not discover quilting until 2002. It was not her love of sewing that led her to quilting; it was her love of family.

Jean is the great grand daughter of Ed and Clara Sloan. The Sloan family is from Abbeville, South Carolina. Jean’s Family (The Sloans) has been celebrating family reunions since 1955. Each year at the family reunion, Jean hoped to learn more about Ed and Clara Sloan. Then she thought about the family members who had so influenced their family – but were not longer with them. What could she do?
In 2001, Jean decided she would have something more than names of relatives to share with the family for the next family reunion. That was the beginning of the quilts. It was clear to her that she wanted to be able to share photographs with the family somehow; but like all family researchers can tell you, photographs can be hard to get from family members. Jean did not give up on the idea; she was committed to sharing these stories somehow.

In 2002, the opportunity knocked- and she answered. A quilting class for beginners was being held at a local art center and Jean joined that class.
Jean not only collected old photographs for the quilt, but she also collected photographs of other relatives that were now deceased and the names of their children. The family started to add their photographs and finally at the 2003 Sloan Family Reunion, the “Memory quilts”, was presented to the family.
Jean’s quilts have been exhibited at the Metro Atlanta Chapter of AAHGS (Afro-American Historical and Genealogical Society, Inc.), the Atlanta-Fulton Public Library at the Family Reunion Workshop, and South West Art Center and Harriet Darnell Senior Center.

Jean is a member of the national genealogy organization, Afro-American Historical and Genealogical Society, Inc. and an active member of the local Metro Atlanta Chapter. Jean is married to Henry Freeman and they are the parent of 3 children one decease and grandparent of 5 and lives in Atlanta, Georgia. You may contact her for how to schedule an exhibit or workshop at

SOWING THREADS OF MEMORIES
Jean Freeman
3860 King James Drive S.W.
(404) 344-2924
jeanfreeman@bellsouth.net

Objective: To demonstrate the importance of family and the beauty of the art of quilting through my creative work and to expose both family history and the tradition of quilting to many generations and cultures of people.




	BIOGRAPHICAL SKETCH Jean Freeman has always known how to sew, but she did not discover quilting until 2002. It was not her love of sewing that led her to quilting; it was her love of family. Jean is the great grand daughter of Ed and Clara Sloan. The Sloan family is from Abbeville, South Carolina. Jean’s Family (The Sloans) has been celebrating family reunions since 1955. Each year at the family reunion, Jean hoped to learn more about Ed and Clara Sloan. Then she thought about the family members who had so influenced their family – but were not longer with them. What could she do? In 2001, Jean decided she would have something more than names of relatives to share with the family for the next family reunion. That was the beginning of the quilts. It was clear to her that she wanted to be able to share photographs with the family somehow; but like all family researchers can tell you, photographs can be hard to get from family members. Jean did not give up on the idea; she was committed to sharing these stories somehow. In 2002, the opportunity knocked- and she answered. A quilting class for beginners was being held at a local art center and Jean joined that class. Jean not only collected old photographs for the quilt, but she also collected photographs of other relatives that were now deceased and the names of their children. The family started to add their photographs and finally at the 2003 Sloan Family Reunion, the “Memory quilts”, was presented to the family. Jean’s quilts have been exhibited at the Metro Atlanta Chapter of AAHGS (Afro-American Historical and Genealogical Society, Inc.), the Atlanta-Fulton Public Library at the Family Reunion Workshop, and South West Art Center and Harriet Darnell Senior Center. Jean is a member of the national genealogy organization, Afro-American Historical and Genealogical Society, Inc. and an active member of the local Metro Atlanta Chapter. Jean is married to Henry Freeman and they are the parent of 3 children one decease and grandparent of 5 and lives in Atlanta, Georgia. You may contact her for how to schedule an exhibit or workshop at *SOWING THREADS OF MEMORIES* Jean Freeman 3860 King James Drive S.W. (404) 344-2924 jeanfreeman@bellsouth.net Objective: To demonstrate the importance of family and the beauty of the art of quilting through my creative work and to expose both family history and the tradition of quilting to many generations and cultures of people. ART EXHIBITS: July, 2003 Metro Atlanta Chapter of Afro-American Historical and Genealogical Society, Inc. August, 2003 Sloan Family 48th Reunion, Atlanta, GA (Double Tree Hotel Atlanta-Buckhead) December, 2003 Atlanta-Fulton Public Library, Central Branch Peachtree and Carnegie Way, Atlanta, GA March – June, 2004 Southwest Fulton Arts Center (Uncommon Threads) June 12, 2004 Atlanta-Fulton Public Library, Central Branch Peachtree and Carnegie Way, Atlanta, GA July 18th -31st Nation Black Arts Festival, Mason Murer Fine Arts Gallery, Atlanta, GA (Quilts currently on display because of the overwhelming interest in African-American Memory Photo Quilts) August, 2004 Grand Opening; Sandtown Middle School, Atlanta, GA (Quilt is currently on display and will be purchased by the PTA as part of the schools history) December, 2004 Sowing Threads of Memories (Scheduled) Class: Transferring Photos to Fabric Southwest Arts Center, Atlanta, GA

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