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Quilting entered my life in 1998. From the first stitch, I was hooked. Like many quilt artists, I began with very traditional work; hand applique and hand quilting. I soon felt the need to make my own....my own patterns, colors, techniques. With no formal training in art, I gradually found myself using this craft to express my unfulfilled desire to create.
My love of animals, fear for our planet, frustration with aging, love of color and empathy for people in pain has found its way into my work. Sometimes my quilts are cathartic, a way to exorcise the pain and fears in life. Sometimes my work is an expression of my joy in the things I love. Often, eyes, the "window to our souls" are central. For me, if the eyes are alive, I have succeeded.
Quilting entered my life in 1998. From the first stitch, I was hooked. Like many quilt artists, I began with very traditional work; hand applique and hand quilting. I soon felt the need to make my own....my own patterns, colors, techniques. With no formal training in art, I gradually found myself using this craft to express my unfulfilled desire to create.
My love of animals, fear for our planet, frustration with aging, love of color and empathy for people in pain has found its way into my work. Sometimes my quilts are cathartic, a way to exorcise the pain and fears in life. Sometimes my work is an expression of my joy in the things I love. Often, eyes, the "window to our souls" are central. For me, if the eyes are alive, I have succeeded.
RECENT WORK
THE BLOOD REMEMBERS 49"X72"
won 3rd place Innovative at Mid Atlantic Quilt Festival
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UNCONDITIONAL LOVE 61"x35"
won Best Interpretation of Theme at Pennsylvania National, won Honorable Mention at Indiana Heritage Quilt Show |
"EYE-DOLATRY" 35" x 41"
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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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DAY AND NIGHT 48"x46"
DAY AND NIGHT won Honorable Mention at MidAtlantic Quilt Festival and won 1st Place Innovative at Quiltfest Destination Savannah, won 2nd Place Applique at Quilt Odyssey
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SUNSET TREES 39" x 52"
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MY HANDS
51" X 32"
Won 3rd Place at Quilt Fest Destination Savannah
GOSSIP GIRLS 64" x 41"
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Siamese
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TYGER TYGER 20" X 20"
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