I first read about Valerie Goodwin in Dec 2009 /Jan 2010 issue of Quilting Arts. Her quilts appeal to me. I like the bird’s eye view and her use of colour. She is an interesting quilter as she has a degree in Architecture and teaches classes in architectural design. She has a web site and a blog.
I was interested to read on her blog that she is teaching a class called Cartographic Constructions like her blog. In it the students are first taught the basics of traditional quilting. And 12 of the 14 are men. I was quite surprised at that as it was an elective class. Maybe some of them will catch the bug and there will be a few more male textile artists out there.