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.
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