Behind the Art.

"It may still be decades or even centuries before humankind stops regarding the knowledge stored up in the unconscious as immaterial, as pathological fantasies of the insane or of eccentric poets, and comes to see it for what it really is: a perception of reality, stemming from the period of early childhood, which had to be relegated to the unconscious, where it becomes an inexhaustible source of artistic creativity of the imagination per se, of fairy tales and dreams…"  Alice Miller

Many see me as writing pathological fantasies of the insane…when I am honoring the unconsciousness within me.  And my quilts are created from there as well.

"The term "fairy tale" refers to something that isn't true.  On the other hand, it is generally acknowledged that fairy tales convey deep insights into life, that they communicate truth in the form of vivd parables. A similar ambivalance can be observed in our attitude towards dreams. We often reassure ourselves with remarks like "It was only a dream" or even "Dreams don't mean anything": yet anyone who works with the unconscious knows what an amazing amount of information dreams can provide about a person's life. This ambivalence is a reflection of our attitude toward truth per se: we want to know it and at the same time we don't because it hurts, can frighten us, places excessive demands on us, and robs us of the security of our cherished illusions."  Alice Miller

I threaten the cherished illusions…

For the art of truth is behind the art!