Vanishing Species

My little commentary on the state of humanity these days…not much honestas, integritas, or fidelitas. I miss those attributes. Framed … More

Textile Mementos

Last week I showed you my Textile Musings….this week a Textile MEMENTO…same technique, but a more compact size. They average … More

A quick post

A colorful feather piece…painted cotton, cut and sewn, dyed and painted cheesecloth, dyed cotton, batik, rayon thread…available at Jupiter Fine … More

Feathers to Leaves

I thought I would rest the feather motif for a bit and move on to leaves. I used them before … More

All Terrain exhibit photos

At the New Mexico State Capitol in Santa Fe until August 22…

Textiles in Translation, SAQA PA exhibit

I was honored to be selected as the juror for this exhibit and want to share with you the fabulous … More

A Textile Breakthrough…2017-2018

I spent a great deal of time thinking about what to address next in my artistic review. I selected an … More

2013…A Very Good QUILT Year

In reviewing 2013, I found that it was all about quilts…only one painting posted…oops!..so two more quilt posts. In reflecting, … More

Carrying On III

This piece is the third in my Carrying On series. I wanted to do something with more color and a … More

Carrying On I

This is the second piece I completed using woven cotton strips. I combined them with fabric I painted and quilted … More

Woven…no. 1

This is the first of three woven cotton pieces I completed in the past few weeks. I have struggled to … More

Experimenting with the Boxes

I finished my first piece using the many boxes I folded and painted. I wanted to complete a piece to … More

Hanging Basket no. 4

I spent the past week finalizing the designs for a few of my mixed media textile pieces. I put together … More

New Year, New Work

My galleries in Madrid, Santa Fe, and Durango are well supplied for the slow months of January and February, so … More

WHITE LIGHT Hanging Basket

WHITE LIGHT Hanging Basket This is my third hanging basket, White Light, in the Strings Attached series. It is different … More

A Finished Few

I mounted four completed pieces today in my yet unnamed series. The canvas support is studded with rusted square head … More

Expanding on an idea

In a previous post, I discussed the piece SOMETIMES I GO TO PIECES. I painted a huge amount of canvas … More

Untitled, as of now…

 My newest felt construction mounted on a 12×24 gallery canvas.  I left the irregular edges to extend beyond the face of … More

New in the Studio

   I hung some new work in the studio today.  I have been experimenting with felt and stitching and painting … More