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From San Jose Museum of Quilts & Textiles

  1. 3 Faces of a Boy by Alexander Hernandez, Image 1.

    Alexander Hernandez

    3 Faces of a Boy, 2019

    Mixed textiles

    54 x 33 in (137.16 x 83.82 cm)

  2. Sudan, 1973-2018 by The Rhinoceros Project, Image 2.

    The Rhinoceros Project

    Sudan, 1973-2018, 2018

    Cotton, paper

    11 x 11 x 2 in (27.94 x 27.94 x 5.08 cm)

  3. Sudan, 1973-2018 by The Rhinoceros Project, Image 2.

    The Rhinoceros Project

    Sudan, 1973-2018, 2018

    Cotton, paper

    11 x 11 x 2 in (27.94 x 27.94 x 5.08 cm)

  4. Thugs by Margaret Timbrell, Image 1.

    Margaret Timbrell

    Thugs, 2016

    embroidery floss, cotton

    16 x 16 x 58 in (40.64 x 40.64 x 147.32 cm)

  5. House Plan by Pamela Rocco, Image 1.

    Pamela Rocco

    House Plan, 2013

    Cotton

    64 x 42.5 in (162.56 x 107.95 cm)

  6. No Childhood Permitted by Patricia Kennedy-Zafred, Image 1.

    Patricia Kennedy-Zafred

    No Childhood Permitted, 2012

    Cotton fabric, procion dyes, textile ink, textile paints, image transfer materials.

    24 x 24 in (60.96 x 60.96 cm)

  7. Meadow Pine 2 by Nelda Warkentin, Image 1.

    Nelda Warkentin

    Meadow Pine 2, 2009

    Silk, cotton, canvas, linen, paint

    70 x 50 in (177.8 x 127.0 cm)

  8. Butterfly by Therese May, Image 2.

    Therese May

    Butterfly, 1993

    Cotton, various specialty fabrics and thread

    168 x 168 in (426.72 x 426.72 cm)

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About the artist

Therese May

Therese May (from Japan Revisited) Every time I do a piece of art I learn something new about myself. The piece may be for a show or it may be a commission that I am doing with a specific person in mind, but the piece always reflects back to me something about me. If I am angry, then it would seem that the piece would logically reflect back in anger, but that isn’t really the way it works. I have found that creating art is more a process of discovery…something is revealed which I did not know before I started. Sometimes I am delighted by whatever evolves with my materials and forms; other times it’s about some psychological truth or just some whimsy that needs expressing. Sometimes I am recycling old ideas in a new order. I usually don’t enjoy repeating myself, and yet, the wonderful repetition of doing a small task over and over again is a sort of mesmerizing activity that allows my mind to wander to other things, while remaining grounded in the tactile quality of my fabric, paint, buttons and beads. Life is a journey of healing, and I have chosen this art form as a way of expressing and communicating what I know which can’t always be put into words.