Once a traditional flat quilter, my work has left the surface to become sculptures that taunt the viewer to reach out and touch. My garden, as it changes from season to season, is the inspiration for my work. I start with botanical forms of leaves, flowers, or weeds, reducing the designs to more abstract forms, and finding the essence of the structure. I create art to show aspects of the natural world that few stop to observe and serve as a start for conversations about saving our flora and fauna.
I use all textiles, new and vintage conventional quilting fabrics, repurposed quilts I made or collected, reclaimed tablecloths, curtains, and clothing from family and friends, salvaged upholstery textiles, and decorator samples diverted from landfills. In my work, I am saving memories, the environment, and creating art that is accessible to everyone. Art that makes you smile in a world that can be so bleak. I am creating a whimsical garden of flowers and vessels with ties to my family and community.
I live and work in Chambersburg, in South Central Pennsylvania, with my husband. I help run the Foundry Art Market, a small arts co-op, am a juried SAQA member, sit on the board, finance & exhibitions committees of the Virginia Quilt Museum in Dayton, Virginia. Oh, and I find time to garden, make art, and occasionally clean the house.
Magnolia Grandiflora III: Resurrected
32" high x 48" wide x 48" deep 2023
