Mentorship is the fastest way to go from where you are today, to where you want to be! Learn How Mentorship Works or join this mentors group below. Not sure what stage you are? Click here for descriptions.
Mentoring Emerging Artists Not sure if you’re an emerging artist? Find your stage here.
MEDIUMS: Textile SPECIALTY: ✔ Color ✔ Composition ✔ Artistic Process & Mindset
With over 50 years of classroom teaching experience, what I love most is being part of your journey—seeing you embrace what it takes to reach your creative goals. Since opening The Stitchin’ Post in 1974, I’ve stayed true to the vision of creating a welcoming space filled with resources for students and customers alike.
Although I’m retired from daily operations, I’m still closely involved, carefully selecting inventory and leading workshops. One of my favorites is Adventures in Art Quilting, designed as a mentoring experience where you bring a project to develop, and I’m there alongside you every step of the way.
We work together using my unique color vocabulary, design elements, and principles, building a strong foundation for success. It’s anything but boring—the results speak for themselves, and I can’t wait to see what you’ll create!
Jean’s EXPERTISE
Listed below are this Mentor’s specialty skills. Join this group if you want to grow in these areas.
Specialty: ✔ Color ✔ Composition ✔ Artistic Process & Mindset
“Mastrius is a perfect balance of accountability, community and fun. It feels like family. Family that makes you a better you.” ~ Elizabeth, Emerging Artist
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If the group you’re interested in has a waitlist, you have the option to join another group to get started. When your group opens we can transfer you over.
Your Membership Includes (click here):
Mentorship Session: Meet via video conference for a monthly 2-hour session with your Mentor and small group. You choose the mentor, we provide the group!
Mid-Month Session: Meet via video conference for a 1-hour session with your small group and Navigator to connect, share progress, encouragement, and support.
Weekly Events: Attend LIVE weekly events online, on hot topics like Finding Your Style, Composition & Critiques, plus master DEMOS. Access event recordings!
MyStudio: Access your private online studio space equipped with business tools and Mentorship Session Recordings.
Chat Group: Access your private online chat group to connect with your small group and Navigator (group facilitator) anytime.
Discounts: Enjoy member discounts on LIVE and ON-DEMAND courses, art supplies, and more!
Emerging
Mentorship Membership
$ USD90/Month
Next session: April 08, 2025
On the 2nd Tuesday of every month 5:45 PM – 7:45 PM MDT Tue
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MORE ABOUT THE ARTIST
ARTIST STATEMENT
“Nature always wears the colors of the spirit” Emerson
Recurring themes in my textile art have to do with natural color and configurationsof rocks, trees, grasses, flowers, and the land. As a Central Oregonian all but twelve years of my life the natural beauty around me is a constant inspiration. The studio is my haven where I design intuitively, letting pieces take on a life of their own during the design process. I am fascinated with line, pattern, shape, color, and texture, and how to use these elements to capture the essence of what I see and feel. In this ongoing process “exploration” is my theme. The joy I experience during the design process keeps me coming back to the studio day after day!
ARTIST BIO
Recurring themes in my textile art have to do with natural configurations: rocks, trees, grasses, flowers, and the land. I am fascinated with line, pattern, shape, color, and texture, and how to design with these elements capturing the essence of what I see and feel.
Asco–owner of The Stitchin’ Post with my daughter Valori in Sisters, Oregon for 49 years I have been involved in quilting industry as an author, workshop/lecture presenter, and founder of the Sisters Outdoor Quilt Show. I received the Business of the Year and Citizen of the Year award in Sisters, and was the first independent retailer to be inducted into Primedia’sIndependent Retailer Hall of Fame. In 2010 I was inducted into the Quilter’s Hall of Fame in Marion, Indiana and received the Michael Kile Award of Achievement honoring commitment to creativity and excellence in the quilting industry. The Stitchin’ Post was one of the first stores to be included in the American Patchwork and Quilting top ten quilt shop issue. I am the author of 30 books, the most current ones being Intuitive Color and Design, 2nd edition, and Journey to Inspired Art Quilting.
In 2020 I was awarded the Ben Westlund Memorial Award by the
Deschutes Cultural Coalition of the Oregon Cultural Trust. (The honor is awarded to those who have served tirelessly throughout the years to forward arts and culture in Central Oregon.)
I haveparticipated in many gallery shows, won numerous honors with my quilts, as well as been featured as a quilt artist in Japan, England, and France. My most recent award is a Judge’s Choice award at the Houston Quilt Festival. My love of sharing ideas and techniques in the classroom is what drives my creativity whether online or in the classroom.
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