Walls-Barton explores identity and childhood memories through artwork
(WorldNews Entertainment)

When Alecia Walls-Barton was a little girl, she loved watching her grandfather work with fabrics in the little shop in his home in Sheridan, Arkansas. `My grandfather was a carpenter and an upholster,` Walls-Barton said. `I grew up watching him make fabrics. He always worked for himself and had a little shop at his house.` Walls-Barton will graduate Dec. 16 with aMaster of Arts with a concentration in studio art. Her artwork combines photography and textiles to create unique pieces. She owes her love of working with textiles to those cherished early memories with her grandfather. `My love of textiles and fabrics and wanting to work with my hands comes from him,` she said. `He taught me how...