I made my first quilt in 1975, but didn’t become seriously interested in the quilt as an art form until 1995. Beginning in 2001 I started painting canvas and using that in my quilts. Over the past year and a half my work has become less quilt-like as I have begun to work mostly in sheer fabrics. These pieces are then displayed either on stretched fabric (on stretcher bars) or, for smaller pieces, on fabric stretched over foam core and then framed.
I have won awards in local quilt shows, my work has been exhibited in international quilt shows, I have had one and two person shows, and my work has been juried into many group exhibitions.
I have had many different careers ranging from college instructor in theatre to special education teacher to computer programmer to artist. None have given me the kind of satisfaction I have felt since I began to make fiber art.
I work in fabric because I love the tactile sensations I get from it. I love the wide range of colors and patterns I can get from hand-dyed, painted, and commercially available fabric. I have been inspired by the natural world around me and by my own internal landscape. I usually work with curved shapes and lines. Each piece grows organically and most of the time surprises me before it is done.