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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
AGE IS RELATIVE 63" X 42" Won Viewers Choice at MidAtlantic Quilt Festival, Won Expo's Choice, Original Sewing and Quilt Expo
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COMETH THE HOUR COMETH THE MAN 120" X 60" Won 3rd Place Innovative at Pennsylvania National
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SILK CRABS 41" x 56" Won 3rd Place Traditional Mid Atlantic Quilt Festival
STAGES OF LIFE 62.5" x 60" Won Honorable Mention at Pacific International Quilt Festival
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CELEBRATION 36" x 46" traveling with Let the Sun Shine In exhibit
BATHTIME 36" x 51"
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MCCAVITY THE MYSTERY CAT 52" x 39"
THAT CAN'T BE ACCURATE 33" X 50" Won First Place Fabric Art AQS DesMoines, Won Best Pictoral at MidAtlantic Quilt Festival
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HERE I COME
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LONELY GIRL
LONELY GIRL 35" X 58"
Won Best in Show, Virginia Artists, Charles H. Taylor Visual Arts Center, won Best Use of Color, Quilts Unlimited. |
I HOPE YOU DANCE 30"x 64"
First Place Fiber Art, AQS Virginia Beach, won Best Interpretation of Theme Mid Atlantic Quilt Festival |
 REFUGEE 53" x 42"
AGE IS ATTITUDE 57.5" x 40" Won 1st Place Innovative, Quiltfest Greenville
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GEORGIA 47"x47" won 2nd place Art Quilt, Original Sewing and Quilt Expo, won National Association of Certified Quilt Judges Award of Merit.
FLOWERS OF WAR 57" X 60" Won 2nd place Innovative at MidAtlantic Quilt Festival, Won Honorable Mention Original Quilt and Sewing Expo
EXPRESSIVE EYES Won 3rd Place Innovative, MidAtlantic Quilt Festival
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