"You painted so many visual pictures that I am still thinking about them two days later."
CS, Alexandria, VA


"I was captivated by the way your storytelling weaves history and nostalgia in such a refreshing way."
JR, Brookeville, MD
Catherine Diggle Brown, PATCHWORK PATCHWORK "New"
Using stories about quilts, Ellouise Schoettler makes another kind of Patchwork.
 

 

 

 

Annie Grose My Family is Slightly Haunted
When Schoettler's aunt said, "honey,you know our family has always been a little bit haunted" she started to dig deeper. North Carolina is known for its stories of strange happenings and haunts - - so its not really surprising her family has a some really true ghost stories of their own.

Mecklenburg Women MECKLENBURG TALES "New"
Tales of yesterdays in Charlotte-North Carolina's Queen City which includes a ghost on Church Street, the story of an unforgettable circus elephant, and glimpses of the war through a child's eyes.
 

 

Cora Hall Brown, Flesh on Old Bones Flesh on Old Bones
a blending of history, visual art and genealogy sleuthing to high light women's lives - 1824 to 1940.

Sister Mary Loyola, Uncommon Threads
Uncommon Threads
a weaving of old letters with a personal story of how an eight year old learned to write letters during World War II.

Ripples on the Water
a combination of memories of childhood summers at Wrightsville Beach, NC during World War II and traditional tales.

Irish Gold
an interlacing of Irish tales, family history, and childhood memories to celebrate finding a woman who was forgotten.

                                  10,000 Miles to Home
Africa, 10,000 Miles to Home When Ellouise Schoettler created the American Album to represent US women artists at the UN Conference on Women in Nairobi, Kenya she did not expect a harrowing adventure and a personal passage under Africa skies.

What's IN a Name
Your name is your first story. Do you know YOUR story? Schoettler uses her name as the catalyst for a program of personal memory, family history and other tales.




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