Sandy is an award winning artist, working with fabric for about 12 years. Originally from Washington,DC, she and her husband Kevin and daughter, Erin, have lived in southern Virginia for over 20 years, recently with the family dog, Flynn.
After a lifelong love of art, galleries and museums, and yearning to create, Sandy found her medium in quilting in 1998, quickly moving from traditional to more and more innovative work. Many of Sandy's quilts are made from fabrics she has dyed. Others are hand painted. Her early work is all hand appliqued and hand quilted. Later work is turned edge machine applique and machine quilted. Most recently she is experimenting with raw edge applique and more hand painting. In most of Sandy's work, "eyes" play a major role. If the eyes are alive, the work is a success.
RECENT WORK
THE MONSTER
Grew and grew, till it is 97" x 97"
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JACK
I am thrilled that "Jack" won First Place Innovative at the Mid Atlantic Quilt Festival. 74" x 43"
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HALLEUJAH is the first in a series of work about human emotions. Halleujah is joy or ecstasy 42" x 68"
Halleujah won best use of color at Denver Naional
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GRIEF is the second in the human emotions series.46 " x 35"
GRIEF won BEST WALL QUILT at Pacific International Quilt Festival.
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JOHN is a portrait of a dear friend 21 1/2" x 28"
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OPIUM DREAM
Trying the echo concept with a flower instead of a face 72" x 51"
OPIUM DREAM won Third Place Innovative at World Quilt
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GOSSIP GIRLS 64" x 41"
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DREAMING CAT is at 19 x 19 inches a miniature version of the cat quilts I have done.
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HUMAN BEAUTY
35" x 32"
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