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Hand-dyed, cut torn fabrics, improv composition. Machine stitched. The garden in my mind has no weeds, mosquitos, or lack of water, and is always in bloom.

Hand-dyed and commercial fabrics, applique. Improv composition, machine stitched. From the smallest spark, atom or seed incredible things develop and grow: mighty oaks, the human body…the entire universe.

Hand-dyed and commercial fabrics. Heat bonded applique, improv composition, machine stitched. The power of electricity provides comfort and convenience. Improv jazz adds flavor and unpredictablilty.

Hand-dyed, sun-printed fabrics, heat bonded applique, machine stitched. The colors and textures of leaves can be real or imagined.

Hand-dyed, commercial and recycled fabrics, over-dyed clothing, improv composition, Machine stitched. Blue notes, improv jazz music, inspire me while I work.

Hand-dyed and commercial fabrics, heat bonded collage, trapped threads, yarns, fibers, sheer overlays, machine stitched. I love walking under and photographing the tangle of tree branches overhead – embracing the sky.

Hand-dyed and commercial fabrics, heat-bonded, sheer overlays, found objects, machine stitched. We live in a society bombarded with visual stimulation – not all information gets processed.

Hand-dyed & commercial fabrics, netting, cords, yarns, trapped threads, sheer overlays, machine stitched. Water nourishes us, revives us, sustains us. It is a source of life, great power, danger and inspiration. This work was included in the Wonders of the World Touring Exhibit.

Heat bonded fiber fragments, hand-dyed and commercial cottons, found objects; sheer overlays, machine stitched. We are constantly contacted with messages: email, voice, text: sometimes the auto-correct feature distorts the true meaning.

Hand-dyed cotton, machine needlefelted, with silk, wool and synthetic fibers, machine quilted. The garden blooms even when we are unaware and in colors and textures unexpected or explained. This work was included in the Wonders of the World Touring Exhibition.

Hand-dyed, sun-printed cotton fabric, heat bonded applique, free cut leaves, machine stitched. Ginkgo leaves fall all at once when autumn truly arrives. I love the dance created as they ride the wind.

Hand dyed fabric, postage stamps, tulle, vegetable bags, rick rack, machine stitched. Prior to email, cell phones and I-pads, correspondence was done by a letter in a stamped envelope. Here I celebrate the ordinary postage stamp for its uniqueness, color, design and beauty.

Hand-dyed, hand cut and torn fabrics, heat bonded collage, machine stitched. When I walk into a beautiful garden the color strikes me first, but no matter what time of day, the garden glows with its own light.

Hand-dyed, heat bonded appliqué, machine stitched. Growing up in a family if 4 children, we had our share of split milk at the dinner table. Now at family gatherings when the drinks overturn we all stand up, toast and cheer.

Hand-dyed commercial fabrics, candy wrappers, rick-rack, fortunes, buttons, paperclips, netting, vegetable bags, yarn, thread, heat bonded applique, machine stitched. I love watching fireworks; the colors, the noise, the suspense, the movement all provide inspiration.

Wool, silk, cotton, mixed content fibers. Machine stitched and shaped. I am inspired by the natural texture of branches, vines and bark.