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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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One more thing…

Posted on February 26, 2013 by thomas

As a follow up to yesterday’s mini-manifesto I think I need to add one more thing, one clarification that I woke up worrying about: I think the modern quilting movement (I do believe it is a movement of sorts) matters. … Continue reading →

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Impasse…

Posted on February 25, 2013 by thomas

(Note #1: this post was written quite rapidly following a few emails and the like that I’ve received over the past 24 hours. The entire post was written in about 15 minutes without editing. I just need to put this … Continue reading →

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My Wager…

Posted on February 22, 2013 by thomas

Everything I am doing these days as a artist, as a fabric designer and a quilter and a writer, is based on a wager, one that may hold some real risks to my future in this industry. At the same … Continue reading →

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Nice…

Posted on January 26, 2013 by thomas

Know what I’ve realized? I’m not actually very nice… I don’t mean I am mean or anything, far from it, I hope. I just don’t think I am very nice. I find this whole interacting with people to be an … Continue reading →

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