I like this little quilt--I enjoy the look on her face--so sweet. The piece is shaped like a horse's hoof, to symbolize riding the horse, one step at a time. The pair of my old earrings I used to embellish the upper corners are painted wood hummingbirds with their beaks in flowers. Also, sometimes "awareness" (painted across the lower section) can be sort of an unconscious flowing process where you might not fit all of the letters in the space, but the result is very precious.
The image is from my drawing printed onto fabric and embellished with acrylic paint, glass beads and machine quilting stitches. It measures 15"x12"
If you are interested in purchasing this piece, please email me at therese@theresemay.com
or call me (Therese May) at 1-866-292-3247
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COMMUNICATION
What is communication? I communicate when I share with others. Sharing my art gives me the opportunity to connect, bond and open to an interchange of ideas and feelings. As an individual I can interact one on one or with a group by having conversations and exchanging information. By opening up and expressing what is on my mind in a constructive way, I can make a contribution to the unification and peace of all people. Just one baby step at a time, reaching out, getting in touch, contacting responding, joining in, we can heal the world. Art is a major way of doing this.
This May, I attended the conference for
Studio Art Quilt Associates in Athens, Ohio in conjunction with the opening of Quilt National, '09. I participated with Susi Shie, Robin Schwalb, Domini Nash and Sally Sellers on a panel about "What's Next?" I won't go into the details about it because you can order the DVD from the SAQA website. I made some new friends and reconnected with many I had not seen in a few years. Having the common interest in art quilts is a way of belonging to a kind of tribe and yet, each artist is completely individual and unique. I can easily say that I loved all of the work I saw and felt more or less connected with everyone I talked with. When I returned home I was inspired to start a new large quilt and to deepen the commitment to my art. I felt encouraged to let go of whatever remnants of any old way of thinking that I was holding within me and guided to participate more fully in the conversation that we have begun about using fabric and cloth as an art medium. But most of all, I began to really get that I am never alone in what I am doing; that art, in whatever form it takes is a way of communicating.
If you would like to purchase a DVD showing some of the panels at the conference, including one that I participated in click here
If you are interested in purchasing my Inspiration Quilt, "Communication" click here
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I have been having
fun making little
videos. Click this link
to see the video for June:
"Only Kindness Matters"
If you would like to make your own video go to:
http://animoto.com/
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Little Bags of Affirmations
This
Little Bag of Affirmations contains the printed version of the entire set of my
53 "Inspiration Quilts." 53
powerful words are packed into this convenient pouch so that you can take them
with you wherever you go. Just select a colorful card for a quick uplifting
thought.
Each card
measures 5/8 inch by 2 inches, has the image of an animal or flower and a
positive word to remind you that every day something good happens.
They make great party,
wedding and shower favors or gifts for any occasion.
Click here to purchase
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