Freedom Quilt, 2018, mixed media, 25 x 25 in. / 63.5 x 63.5 cm.

Freedom Quilt, Kellye P. Carter, 2018, mixed media, 25 x 25 in. / 63.5 x 63.5 cm.

Freedom Quilt explores the contradictions of Black freedom and confinement under Jim Crow. Through fragmented patterns, layered textures, and vibrant imagery, quilting becomes a metaphor for systemic chaos, cultural memory, resilience, and the enduring struggle for wholeness and self-determination.