Ms. Ringgold wrote "Tar Beach" to accompany her story quilt of the same name, which is on view at the museum.

She's most famous for her story quilts and her storybooks.

She is especially well known for her painted story quilts which blur the line between "high art" and "craft" by combining painting, quilted fabric, and storytelling.

It took Ms. Ringgold, now 68, a while to arrive at her story quilts, in which she has found a vigorous and audaciously offbeat voice.

Her first story quilt was done in 1983.

From noon to 3 p.m., children ages 3 to 12 are invited to create a story quilt at the Morris Museum in Morristown.

Other features of the site include a virtual story quilt and a neighborhood walking tour organized by Denver grade-school pupils.

Harriet Powers, a slave-born African American woman, made two famous story quilts.

This one is a story quilt created by the artist Faith Ringgold, who later wrote a book based on the images called "Tar Beach."

Our major contribution is the first in-depth focus on her story quilts.