Life on Three Levels

Name/Title

Life on Three Levels

Entry/Object ID

2011.01.01

Made/Created

Artist

Therese May

Date made

1995

Place

City

San Jose

State/Province

California

Country

United States

Continent

North America

Dimensions

Height

67 in

Width

66 in

Interpretative Labels

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Artist Commentary

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“I like the idea of Life being the flow of the creative process,” writes Therese May. “Every thought I think and every activity I engage in is creative and has some result.” On the top section of Life on Three Levels, Therese has placed her “Flying Saucers” to represent the Universal level of life. “The middle level is the physical, suggesting the transformational nature of our life on the planet. The two profiles on the bottom of the quilt represent the dreamers. In the center is a cone-shaped container with a pink streamer which carries the dreams and ideas back to the top, giving us a continuation of the creative process.”

General Notes

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Materials Used

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Fabric, thread, acrylic paint, fabric paint, buttons, beads, painted panels, braids, polymer clay

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Techniques Used

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Machine appliquéd, hand embellished, hand quilted