I am a quilt/fiber artist working with color, pattern and textures of fabric. I enjoy the freedom, movement and power given to creating the sculpture of cloth. Combining the various colors, patterns and weaves of fabric is very exciting to me. I try to make each quilt as simple, essential, and direct as I can. I want the viewers to be able to visually enter my quilts and walk through fields of color to the still, contemplative space within.
My work is like a spiritual journey that allows me to return to the dye table, sewing machine, quilting studiously after day with renewed anticipation of what beauty will evolve. At times I am surprised with the results of a work that seems to have a life of its own, in spite of my intent. This reminds me of the truth that I am not in control of the process, I simply guide it. I want my quilts to reflect my positive view of life as well as my love of fabric. For me, life is enriched with diverse experience and amazing opportunities that should be embraced and shared.
Widely exhibited in the US and internationally, her quilts can be found in numerous important museums, and private collections such as the Renwick Gallery of the Smithsonian Museum of Art, Washington DC, The Contemporary Quilt Museum, Golden Colorado, The Wadsworth Museum of Art, Hartford Ct., Nelson’s Mandela’s National Museum, Cape Town, South Africa, Safeco Corporation, Johnson & Johnson Corporation, Hartford Hospital, Michigan State University, Yale-New Haven Children’s Hospital, US Embassy in Cotonou, Benin, WestAfrica and in 2019 she was commissioned by theWest Hartford Art League to design five quilts for a mural project on the grounds of the Art League.
