I started transitioning from painting to art quilts while living in Pittsburgh. I was greatly influenced by The Fiber Arts Guild of Pittsburgh and the Fiber Arts International which the Guild organizes. I took my first art quilt classes from Sandy Kephart and Tina Williams Brewer in 2008-2010, and I was immediately off and running. These are examples of my first work which centered on the industrial past and present of Pittsburgh and its neighborhoods. I was walking a lot during that time, and picking up found objects which I often sewed into the work.
When the Sky Rained Fire, 23 x 30,” 2011, in a private collection.
Forging Wheels, 15 x 18,” 2012, in a private collection
Evening in Steel Valley, 21 x 27,” 2013 Shown in My Corner of the World, SAQA.
