Hudson, Susan

“Susan Hudson is a multidimensional artist and skilled quilter, who has tapped into her personal struggles and the struggles of her people through her art. Born in East Los Angeles, California, she now lives in Sheep Springs, New Mexico. A member of the Navajo Nation, Hudson’s clans are Towering House People, Apache People, Water Edge People, and Mexican People.

Hudson’s mother, Dorothy Woods, as well as her grandmothers, were forced to learn sewing in boarding schools where there was little tolerance for mistakes. When Hudson was nine years of age, her mother taught her how to sew out of necessity, as they were quite poor and couldn’t afford to buy clothes. Hudson learned to alter donated clothes and made quilts out of the scraps.” – National Endowment for the Arts

Episode: Quilting History, Susan Hudson