I would argue our best long-term hope of improving our national system is for more and more local communities to build up robust and productive deliberative systems, to the point that people see the viability and positive impacts of the deliberative alternative, build up their skills to engage each other, and re-establish their trust in each other and key institutions.
Art quilts by Maxine S. Thomas on display at Hayner Center
Maxine Thomas
TROY The Troy-Hayner Cultural Center is pleased to host Quilting Through Time, an exhibit featuring more than 30 art quilts by Ohio artist Maxine S. Thomas. The exhibit will be on display through Feb. 14. The Hayner Center is located at 301 W. Main St. in Troy. The exhibit is free and open to the public.
Thomas is a textile artist who uses yardage, threads, and dyes to create the fabrics she uses to paint her textile art pieces. She specializes in art quilts for the home and commercial commissions. Thomas has displayed her work in juried shows, invitational shows and solo exhibitions in the United States and around the world. Thomas’ work has been published in three volumes and is in the collection of a major mid-western university, an international foundation, as well as private collections of art lovers throughout the United States. For more information about Thomas and her art visit https://maxinethom