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From San Jose Museum of Quilts & Textiles

  1. Ora’s Crosspatch Quilt by Bets Ramsey, Image 1.

    Bets Ramsey

    Ora’s Crosspatch Quilt, 1999

    Cotton

    41 x 29.25 in (104.14 x 74.3 cm)

  2. A Fragile Balance Quilt by Jane Burch Cochran, Image 1.

    Jane Burch Cochran

    A Fragile Balance Quilt, 1991

    silk, cotton, velvet, polyester, satin, rayon, twill, lame, canvas, flannel

    54.5 x 43 in (138.43 x 109.22 cm)

  3. Satchel Paige: World’s Greatest Pitcher Quilt by Edward Larson, Image 1.

    Edward Larson

    Satchel Paige: World’s Greatest Pitcher Quilt, 1989

    Polished cotton

    60 x 48 in (152.4 x 121.92 cm)

  4. Valentine III/Jazz Series by Chris Wolf Edmond, Image 1.

    Chris Wolf Edmond

    Valentine III/Jazz Series, 1986

    Cotton

    15 x 23 in (38.1 x 58.42 cm)

  5. Graded Polychrome Stripe #4 by Michael F. James, Image 1.

    Michael F. James

    Graded Polychrome Stripe #4, 1982

    Cotton

    40 x 40.5 in (101.6 x 102.87 cm)

  6. Paris 1924 by Sonya Lee Barrington, Image 1.

    Sonya Lee Barrington

    Paris 1924, 1982

    Cotton, polyester batting

    47 x 47 in (119.38 x 119.38 cm)

  7. Path of Fans Quilt by Unknown Artist, Image 1.

    Unknown Artist

    Path of Fans Quilt, 1930

    Cotton

    102 x 84 in (259.08 x 213.36 cm)

  8. Crazy Quilt Runner by Unknown Artist, Image 1.

    Unknown Artist

    Crazy Quilt Runner, c. 1900

    Silk, velvet

    20.75 x 57.5 in (52.71 x 146.05 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.