About the Artist

A daily dose of fabric, threads, and yarn is nearly as essential to me as breathing. For as long as I can remember, I have sought out the tactile satisfaction of creating with fibers. I am mostly self-taught, but completed a 2-year fiber program at the Worcester Center for Crafts (Worcester, MA) in the early 1990’s. Upon graduation, I received the annual David Morreale memorial award for outstanding achievement. I returned to full-time attention to my art in mid-2021.

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My present work is an amalgamation of different fiber techniques—machine stitching with varieties of sewing threads; quilting; applique; and adding detail with fabric inks and paints. The natural world is my constant inspiration, and what always catches my eye is texture and close-up beauty, like spotting a first delicate wildflower in early Spring, or the vein patterns of richly colored Fall leaves illuminated by late afternoon sun. I am constantly thinking of how to depict the textures and colors and majestic emotions of the natural world with fiber as my medium.

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My starting point is most often one of my own photographs that I have enlarged and perhaps digitally manipulated to better understand the light, shadows, and details of the subject matter. On another day, my starting point may be an intriguing fabric, a batik in particular, that evokes a certain mood. This then becomes the backdrop for my stitched imagery. Each piece develops in its own way and, like nature, is never entirely predictable.