Why Does Art Matter?
When I was a small child, even before I was in kindergarten, I would often wake up in the middle of the night with brightly colored visions of animals floating around my room. The next day as my mother was straightening my room in the bright, sunlit morning; I saw all of the animals floating around again, just as they had the night before, only in pastels rather than bright colors. One time, I was afraid at night and on my way to my parent's bedroom, as I walked through the living room, I encountered a huge life sized elephant. I must have figured that this was normal because I was so young, and life went on as usual. As I look back on my years in elementary school, I realize that I had very few verbal skills and that my mind did not connect the same way as my classmates. But I did have a talent for art. Since I was five years old, I considered myself an artist. My parents told me that my kindergarten drawing was beautiful and I believed them. I never forgot it! I think there must have been natural talent inside me that attracted feedback from friends, neighbors and teachers reinforcing the belief in myself as an artist. This became my identity and who I was. My life depended on it! In junior high and high school, the little girl named Therese McMahan had her picture in the local paper a few times, and there was more recognition for her artwork through the years.
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Art Quilt Mini-Pictorial
Therese May Create and so may you!
Do you have an image you would like to make into a quilt? Therese shows how to design and translate drawings into fabric, and make delightful art quilts in a day by doing machine applique plus embellishing with embroidery, buttons, beads, braids and paint.
February 1st, 2015
10am-4pm
San Jose Museum of Quilts and Textiles
520 South First Street
San Jose Ca 95113
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Therese is one reason I got involved in fiber art. Her work has been inspiring me for years!! --Susan Sorrell
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I listen deeply to myself to hear what the most important thing is right here and right now. I listen and I get centered in my heart. I let go of friction or conflict and I do the right thing for all concerned. I call this my heart work.
 Claria Ink, marker pens, Strathmore paper, 8.5"x11"
To assert our individuality is to rise above the law of averages into that more highly specialized use of the Law which brings freedom rather than bondage, joy in the place of grief and wholeness instead of sickness. ...we are impressing the Law with a new idea of ourselves...a less limited idea; and we are learning to think independently of any existing circumstance. -Ernest Holmes I assert my value. I communicate; I ask for what I want; I assert myself and I allow my good to come to me. In the morning I assert myself when I rise out of bed, ride my stationary bike, eat a good breakfast and get ready for the day. I asset myself when I do my yoga, go for walks and eat my fruits and veggies. I am assertive when I make healthy choices and I thrive. purchase this drawing
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From Therese May Studio
