2015 14″ x 20″ Fused appliqué with free motion quilting. Snow came early in Spokane in 2015. The pristine nature of snow among pines along with the deer who share our property with us created the scene for one of my first art quilts created in our new home. Detail Image – Click to View […]
Nature
In all things of nature, there is something of the marvelous. Artistotle
Aspen
Aspen 2014 13″ x 11″ In Private Collection Aspen is digitally printed on silk and machine quilted. I have always loved studying the bark of trees. While on a winter walk in Aspen, Colorado, this aspen tree caught my eye. The grain in the bark was a work of art by itself. I quickly snapped a photo […]
Oasis
Oasis 2013 20.5″ x 33.5″ Fused appliqué with free motion quilting Hand dyed organza and cottons are the primary fabrics. This art quilt depicts a scene in the Japanese Gardens in Manito Park, Spokane, WA. It is a favorite place to escape to in the city where there is always a feeling of tranquility. Detail […]
Spring Reverie
Spring Reverie 2013 16″ x 19″ Hand dyed cotton with Angelina stitched figures appliquéd to background. Free motion quilting. This art quilt began as a piece of fabric that I dyed using an ice dyeing technique. The fabric immediately reminded me of the expansion of new energy that comes with each spring. As I began quilting […]
Roots
2013 25.5″ x 32″ Not For Sale Fused appliqué with free motion quilting/thread painting and a bit of jewelry wire. This quilt depicts the remnants of a cottage on the West Coast of Ireland in Bunlough, Devlin North, County Mayo. The cottage was still standing two years ago when my cousin took a photo of […]
Illuminated Albizia
201223″ x 30.5″ Exhibited in La Conner Quilt Textile Museum 2012 International Juried & Judged Quilt Festival, La Conner, WA and River Walk Artist Gallery Juried Exhibition Contemporary fused appliqué art quilt with machine quilting. Adapted from a photo taken in Maui, Hawaii of a standing of monkey pod trees. Detail image – click to […]
Winter Morn
201235″ x 20″ Exhibited in “Branching Out,” Rochester, NY 2012 Fused appliqué art quilt with machine quilting. This fiber art work was inspired by a photo taken by my son near Vail, Colorado. Detail image – click to view larger:
Summer Celebration
2009 18″ x 22.5″ In Private Collection Applique and décorative stitching. This quilt was the result of family fun and intensive gardening at my daughter’s home in eastern Washington State. Detail Image – Click to view larger
In Flight
2009 20″ x 36″ This quilt was created using the ‘Darned Quilt’ technique created by Dena Crain: fabric is re-arranged to create contrasting shapes. 100% cotton fabric, primarily batik. This is one of my earliest quilts. One of the many online classes that I took with Dena Crain involved learning what she called her “Darned […]
Dragonfly
200913″x 16″In Private Collection An art quilt of appliqué on a pieced background, fused angelica fiber and thread. Popular symbolisms of the dragonfly are renewal, positive force and the power of life. Dragonflies can also be a symbol of the sense of self that comes with maturity. Also, as a creature of the wind, the […]
