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From San Jose Museum of Quilts & Textiles

  1. Old Glory by Marianne Lettieri, Image 1.

    Marianne Lettieri

    Old Glory, 2007

    denim, gloves, pincushions

  2. Pakistani Pieced Textile 2006 by Unknown Artist, Image 1.

    Unknown Artist

    Pakistani Pieced Textile 2006, 2006

    cotton, sequin embellishment

    86 x 73 in (218.44 x 185.42 cm)

  3. Up In Smoke by Nancy Ellen Armstrong, Image 1.

    Nancy Ellen Armstrong

    Up In Smoke, 1998

    Cotton, poly-cotton, lame, will, corduroy, beads

    29.75 x 27.25 in (75.57 x 69.22 cm)

  4. Electric Tree by Katie Pasquini, Image 1.

    Katie Pasquini

    Electric Tree, 1995

    Metallic fabrics, cotton

    49 x 38 in (124.46 x 96.52 cm)

  5. Double Wedding Ring by Arvesta Long Auble, Image 1.

    Arvesta Long Auble

    Double Wedding Ring, 1940

    Cotton

    91 x 93 in (231.14 x 236.22 cm)

  6. Crazy Quilt by Unknown Artist, Image 1.

    Unknown Artist

    Crazy Quilt, 1934

    velvet, silk, wool, cotton

    83 x 67 in (210.82 x 170.18 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. Hexagon Quilt by Mattie Nicewonger Musgrove, Image 1.

    Mattie Nicewonger Musgrove

    Hexagon Quilt, c. 1900

    Cotton

    83.5 x 85 in (212.09 x 215.9 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.