My Work - New and Old
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Meditations In Blue
32 x 52
2022
Created in honor of seeing the morning colors after cataract surgery
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Be Still
33 x 54
2022
Stillness of nature using
botanically printed water
color papers and hand dyed
fabrics.
Blue Grasses and Green Grasses -
both 26 x 19
2023
Two Deconstructed Screen printed
from the same screen on cotton.
Hand and machine stitched
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Details of Blue and Green Grases
The Child
Hidden book hung from neck, Two Gun Pete and can of spinach in the pockets for strength and protection.
Healing Dolls -22 x 30
2023
Three dolls to represent my personal healing at each stage of my life
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The Mother - Three children hidden in the pockets and a Bible hidden in the pocket of the jacket
The Marmee - Age and wisdom. The Bible is hung from the shoulder satchel and the stability and strength of the drift wood, which has withstood the journey of time.
Healing Winds
4' x 7'
2014
Located at Parker Aventist
Cancer Center
Cotton hand dyes, stitched
by hand and machine quilted
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The contrast between radiation and the peace of healing.
Together
2012
39 x 66
Together was created from a dream about mending broken relationship using hand dyed silk to stitch each square individually and as unique as each person represented. Each square is attached to hand dyed cotton and then sewn to hand dyed silk organza.
Together was accepted into Quilt National May, 2012.
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In The Storm
2013
35 x 58
In the Storm was created using quarter strength dyed cottton fabric, applying soy with hand cut stamps and layering dyes with various textures.
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Slade's Sunset
2020
90 x 34
After sitting on my design table for 9 years, my best friend's house warming gift was finally completed. Hanging from a second story wall above their livng room. Created from hand dyed fabrics and machine stitched.
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African Jewels
2009
12 x 12
African Jewels was made for "The Jewel Project" with artist from the US, France and Japan interrupting jewels from around the world.
The pieces were exhibited in the US, France and Japan in 2009-2010..