Both my mother and grandmother were superb seamstresses, so working with textiles is in my blood. While they started with patterns, I often have no idea where I am going. I just rip and cut and lay out unusual fabric combinations until I see something developing. Or, if I do have an idea, I work from a vague sketch. Then with cutting, sewing, painting, drawing and more cutting, I push the image as far as I can into being. It is a very personal process, bringing to light images from deep within me. They can be humorous or moody, whimsical, unfathomable, or political. I hope to create something that stirs viewers or at least gives them a good laugh.

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Invitational​ Shows

• Story Quilts—PHES Gallery--Carlsbad, CA—2023

• Southern California Contemporary Quilts—Oceanside Museum of Art—Oceanside, CA—2020
• Silent Struggles: Children in Peril—San Diego, CA —2018
• Funny Bone—Visions Art Museum—San Diego, CA—2017

Juried Shows

• Many Forms of Love—Expressive Arts Gallery—San Diego, CA—2022
• Household—Visions Art Gallery—2022
• When Words Fail— SAQA Virtual Exhibit—2021
• Shifting Tides— 7 Pacific Coast Venues—2019-2021
• Guns: Loaded Conversations—San Jose, CA—2018-2019
• Grateful Thread Art Quilts—Encinitas, CA—2018
• Art Quilts—California Heritage Museum—Santa Monica, CA—2017-2018
•  Pathfinders—Southern Utah M
• Museum of Art—Cedar City, UT—2017
• H2Oh!—National Quilt Museum—Paducah, KY—2017
• Visions Art Museum—Online Exhibit "Under A Spell"—San Diego, CA—2016
• Stories of Migration—The Textile Museum, George Washington University—Washington, D.C.—2016
• Coastal Fiber Arts—Clatsop County Heritage Museum—Astoria, OR—2015
• ​National Fiber Arts Exhibition—Escondido Municipal Gallery—Escondido, CA—2010