About

My background in both textiles and art have provided the foundation for my creative process; spanning the spectrum from: traditional sewing skills I learned in 7th grade home economics to my lifelong love of fabric, crafts and fine arts. My fiber art reflects a mixed media approach with various combinations of drawing, painting, collaging, textiles, stitching, and digital.

As a full-time mother to three (now adult) daughters, I had the privilege of introducing them to the world of art and self-educating myself with along the way.  “Creative clutter” filled our home as they grew up.  Cardboard boxes in the living room were deconstructed into art pieces.  The kitchen table was covered with the project of the day:  from markers, pencils, papers, and charcoal to paints to tie-dye; we tried them all.  Duct tape wallets, clay sculptures, jewelry design, and paintings were but a few of the never-ending projects that marked their childhoods.

What a proud mother I am to have seen them become talented artists; each has followed their different passions, carving out creative careers for themselves.  From a museum/theme park producer and a commission painter; to a photographer, graphic designer and sculptor; to an industrial designer, textile designer, and entrepreneur, all three are creatively expressing themselves in art.    

None of them are “late-bloomers” like their mother.  As an empty nester in 2005, I discovered the world of art quilts.  I combined all my art experience into a full-time passion working in textiles.  My work has been hung in quilt and gallery shows and in museum exhibits across the country, in the Netherlands, Spain, and in Taiwan.   My work can be found in numerous publications (books and magazines), in private collections and featured in 3 episodes of Quilting Arts TV (Series 2000 and 2001).