I come from a farming and quilting family in Eastern Washington State. My interest in wild places and the natural landscape begins with the places I knew while growing up. Even though I have been an urban dweller for more than two decades, the forest, rocks, streams, pools and sky are the starting place for most of my artwork. I work both from contemporary photos and from memory, creating places which never were. I am interested in exploring dualities and boundaries in nature as symbols of dualities found in everyday life. Mood, hidden meanings and a hint of mystery are important, as well as patterning, color flow and an element of randomness. Life is chaotic, in more than one sense.

I am a surface designer, painting and printing white fabric with dye and pigments, then cutting and assembling into landscapes. I continue to work in the quilt medium because the quilting process brings the cloth to life, creating shadows and texture, warmth and depth.

		Dusky Birches 36"h x 47"w				Wintercreek 39.5"h x 63"w Available for purchase
		Autumn Birches III 25"h x 62"w				Still Water 100"h x 62"w Available for purchase
		Remains of the Day 43"h x 44"w				River Rocks 39"h x 59"w
		Slender Purchase 53"h x 32"w				Pool 31"h x 54"w
		Pool II 50"h x 31"w				Pool III 43"h x 32.5"w Available for purchase
		Night Rocks I 53"h x 58.5"w Available for purchase				Night Rocks II 52.5" h x 58"w Available for purchase
		Red Rocks 17.5"h x 54"w Available for purchase				Pool V 53"h x 58"w Available for purchase

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