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Handmade???

Posted on May 14, 2013 by thomas

Handmade seems like a simple word, right? It’s things made with, well, our hands. But I use a sewing machine. And I work with long-arm quilters. And I design on a computer. Heck, my last quilt used a computer-aided long-arm … Continue reading →

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Manifesto #2 (on getting smarter…)

Posted on May 10, 2013 by thomas

**This quilt pile also includes quilts by Kim Niedzwiecki, Dan Rouse, and Martha Heidt. **Total stream of consciousness here; pretty sure it needs a good editing, but that’ll have to happen later. Welcome to my brain… Every day I go … Continue reading →

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Why I Ask…

Posted on May 4, 2013 by thomas

I ask a lot of serious questions around here, and sometimes I’m sure it can be annoying. The questions are partly just part of my nature; a lifetime in the academic realm has that effect on a person, or in … Continue reading →

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Product/Producer

Posted on March 10, 2013 by thomas

Authenticity is a fraught word for me, one I have long been reluctant to write about. I have struggled with the concept philosophically and artistically for decades, yet this is the word that has been drumming insistently in my head … Continue reading →

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On Surface and Substance…

Posted on February 27, 2013 by thomas

I am going to start with a general proposition. I am going to theorize about it. And then I am going to get to the reason for the statement. I do no want to let the impetus overshadow the discussion. … Continue reading →

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