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Dr. Jaleesa Wells | BossiRainbow® @jaleesaphd.bsky.social · 06/05/2026

What happens when quilting turns a mountain range into a chess set? While working alongside the QSOS oral histories, I handcrafted an art quilted chess game about roots, return, and color shifts... I talked about my work in the Quilt Alliance Textile Talk:

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Textile Talks: Spotlight on the Ardis James QSOS Scholars

A special conversation with the 2026 Ardis James QSOS Scholars as they share new research and creative projects inspired by the Quilters Save Our Stories (QSOS) archive. Drawing from more than 1,200…

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Berea College Archives @bereaarchives.bsky.social · 18/02/2026

In case you missed this brilliant WKYT piece with @jaleesaphd.bsky.social #archive30 #exploreyourarchive

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Dr. Jaleesa Wells | BossiRainbow® @jaleesaphd.bsky.social · 02/02/2026

Sitting here, contemplating my art quilt choices. What tools are other artists and quilters using these days?

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Dr. Jaleesa Wells | BossiRainbow® @jaleesaphd.bsky.social · 01/02/2026

Remembering that time I mapped a bunch of archive collections focused of Black cultures across the globe. This is still a work in progress. What’s more Black History Month than a big map of global Black history? padlet.com/drjaleesawel...

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Black Cultural Archives

Created by Dr. Jaleesa Renee Wells (updated May 30, 2024); https://www.drjaleesawells.com/culturalarchives

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Dr. Jaleesa Wells | BossiRainbow® @jaleesaphd.bsky.social · 29/01/2026

My first solo exhibition opens today! I'm feeling my word for this year, Brave, and it feels like taking a deep breath of fresh crisp air that fully opens the lungs. In the most aligned way, my artist‑coming‑out moment is happening in the places that invited this work: an archive and library.

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Dr. Jaleesa Wells | BossiRainbow® @jaleesaphd.bsky.social · 25/01/2026

Art quilting is giving me greater insight and visual vocabulary about memory, lineage, and the quiet ways we stay connected across time. If you’re someone who listens for stories in the seams, I’m sharing these epiphanies alongside my exhibition in collab with Berea College Archives.

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The Threshold

An introduction to the stories, histories, and creative processes underlying Onyx Patchworks, where quilts function as portals into memory, lineage, and learning.

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