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From San Jose Museum of Quilts & Textiles

  1. #2 John Adams by Jen Graham, Image 1.

    Jen Graham

    #2 John Adams, 2011

    embroidery on canvas

    11 x 8.5 in (27.94 x 21.59 cm)

  2. #4 James Madison by Jen Graham, Image 1.

    Jen Graham

    #4 James Madison, 2010

    embroidery on canvas

    11 x 8.5 in (27.94 x 21.59 cm)

  3. #3 Thomas Jefferson by Jen Graham, Image 1.

    Jen Graham

    #3 Thomas Jefferson, 2009

    embroidery on canvas

    11 x 8.5 in (27.94 x 21.59 cm)

  4. Arcs Quartet 2 by Virginia Davis, Image 1.

    Virginia Davis

    Arcs Quartet 2, 2001

    Pigment on handwoven linen

  5. The Wholly Cloth (The Cloth Series) by Virginia Davis, Image 3.

    Virginia Davis

    The Wholly Cloth (The Cloth Series), c. 1991

    Pigment on handwoven linen

    38 x 38 x 0.75 in (96.52 x 96.52 x 1.91 cm)

  6. The Whole Cloth (The Cloth Series) by Virginia Davis, Image 1.

    Virginia Davis

    The Whole Cloth (The Cloth Series), c. 1991

    Pigment on handwoven linen

  7. Now You See It 4 by Virginia Davis, Image 1.

    Virginia Davis

    Now You See It 4

    Acrylic on handwoven linen

  8. Now You See It 3 by Virginia Davis, Image 3.

    Virginia Davis

    Now You See It 3

    Acrylic on handwoven linen

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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.