Fused Glass
Mixed Media
Quilts + Textiles
I began as a creator at about 7 years of age, learning how to hand sew Barbie doll clothes with my mother and make Barbie’s furniture with my father. These two skills seem to have influenced my path through life ever since. I started college in Fine Arts/Textile Design at the University of Wisconsin in 1969. Somewhat of a Flower Child, my parents weren’t happy with my choices at that time, and they advised me that I better find a career that would pay the rent! A struggling artist was not what they had in mind. I remembered dad’s early instruction in making Barbie furniture, and his career as a carpenter. With that as a foundation, I transferred into Architecture and the rest is history……35 years later, I retired from the profession.
Art has always been an important part of my life. I find inspiration from my architectural background for many of the pieces I create….patterns from the urban fabric, landscapes, abstracted construction details, images that say MID-MOD-POP and even the collision of science and art. Quilts + Textiles are modern in character. They use bold colors, big patterns, collage techniques and often improvisational piecing.
I have sewn clothing, quilted, woven, knitted, collaged, turned wood, made furniture, remodeled houses and lived my life surrounded by art.
Be delighted every time you look at a piece of my art. Own it, touch it, use it.