My series, Transformations, explores changes or phases we experience with the passage of time. I start with white fabric, and choose a certain color palette to evoke a specific feeling. I use layers of images that I believe will contribute to that effect. All of the imagery I use has deeper meanings to me than would at first be seen. It begins with either actual objects I use for printing, or photographs I take and process into tools like screens and stencils. For example, a leaf image that appears as a focal point in some of the pieces evolved from a leaf my mother picked up and chose to send me in the mail. Her act of love had an energy to me that was profound, and I was driven to use the image in my work. The depiction of it appears to be deteriorating, which could, at first, be interpreted as sad. However, when things decay, their particles go on to give life to other things, which is noble and valuable. The focus could be, instead, to see what new, wondrous things form and happen because of this change. The techniques I incorporate such as dyeing fabrics in several values of the same hue, over-dyeing to produce more complex texture, printing with thin layers of specialized fabric paint, and stitching by hand all work together to create a gentle flow of shapes, line, and color.  In essence, I use color and botanic depictions to act as metaphors for seasons of emotion we experience.

     I have been influenced by nature artist Andy Goldsworthy who strives to work with the place, and, in that spirit, I add imagery in places in the fabric where I find patterns that will enhance the nuances of the dyed cloth.  

My series, Magic Carpet, is a celebration of textiles and designs from around the world. I have been fortunate to travel extensively and have taken photographs of textile designs I’ve encountered on the way. I have also collected fragments of textiles in various countries from tailors and fabric shops. I make thermofax screens from photos of them and use the designs as metaphors for various themes. I also sew the textile fragments onto the artworks and design the artwork around them. Most of these works incorporate highly saturated colors with hand stitching as an added element for both texture and imagery.