Artist Statement

My life experiential path has been diverse, yet of great value in building a foundation for my avocation as a fiber artisan. Through years in various careers, I remained involved in art, building skills in different mediums. Each experience has added to a collage of interrelated segments as my own style emerged.

Art with fabric as its base combines creative elements I find most interesting and expressive – cloth, stitch, thread, dye and painting. For me, this art medium allows the use of design and texture to employ the richness and emotions of color expressively. Shapes, representational or abstract, are utilized in purposeful images to evoke an emotion, memory or bring focus to the message expressed by the art piece.

Fiber art is a rich, expressive art form, diverse in methods, construct, visual applications and employs a variety of skills. Fiber art is challenging and enriching for me as an artist and I think, too, for the viewer.

My imagery is meant for the viewer to identify with, have a good laugh, raise a fist in affirmation or simply enjoy.