Ginger LaVoie
Ginger LaVoie, who radiates energy and
enthusiasm, is accomplished in the unique art form of Hawaiian Quilting, which
evolved in the islands in the early 1800’s. She lived on the Island of
Moloka’i for twenty-six years where she learned this art in 1982. This
became a full time passion for her. Her designs are inspired by her love for
God and the emotions stirred in her by the beauty of nature. Ginger and her
family moved to Orlando in 1996 to live near her parents. Her days are filled
with her family, designing, quilting, teaching, traveling, lecturing and demonstrating.
She is
featured in the Summer 1996 issue of the American Quilters Magazine and in
dozens of other publications including Patchwork Quilt Tsushin from Japan
and LiBelle magazine from Belgium.
She was featured on HGTV "Simply Quilts", aired Jan. 1998 thru March
2002. She is the regular "Artist in Residence" at the Florida Walt
Disney World Polynesian Resort since 1997 and is teaching and giving lectures
across the US.
Ginger is recognized as a Master Quilter and Folk Artist
by the Florida Folk Life Foundation and was chosen to represent their Master/Apprenticeship
program for 1999/2000. She was awarded the Florida Individual Artist Fellowship
Grant for 2000/2001. Ginger is featured on the PBS Florida Crossroads program,
"Mastering the Arts" aired 9/24/2000, 12/14/2001 & 2/9/2002.