My Corner of the World
I’m thrilled to be accepted into this show deputing in a major museum in Canada.
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Spilled Red
I noticed this tree last fall as I walked in our country neighborhood. The morning sunlight lit up the tree and the perfect ground halo of fallen red leaves. I decided to remove the house, extraneous items, and desaturate the entire scene in order to highlight that glorious tree. There are fabrics and papers throughout.
Fabric I designed
I participated in a fabric design competition through SAQA (Studio Art Quilts Associates), and I was one of the six winners. Andover Fabrics brought our designs through every stage of development all the way to market. The line is called Urban Textures, and my design is called “Bubble Wrap.” They are now available for purchase
Lingering Winter
This is another new piece inspired by walking and visiting towns in Berks County, my new home. Hamburg is the town of 3000 something that is closest to us, and this is from there. I combined a couple of locations, the church with the pointy green towers, a house, and some row houses. The background
Old Dye Works
Along with my partner Jay Ressler, I have started visiting towns in Berks County for artistic inspiration. This piece represents an old dye works in Shoemakersville. It turns out Jay’s grandmother worked at an knitting factory across the street years ago. I was interested in the textures of the brick work, and had great fun
In the Morning I Am So Tall
I was thrilled to learn I got two pieces in a show at Somethings Looming Gallery in Reading. The show, Me Myself and I opens April 12. Naturally with a title like that, they were looking for self portraits. But I balked – the closest I came was one called “In the Morning I am
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There are Many Steps Between Then and Now
I recently finished this piece, There are Many Steps Between Then and Now. I have created several contemporary art quilts based on Hayley Lever’s 1923 painting entitled The Allegheny Valley. But this one is the loosest interpretation. I changed the size ratio, the buildings, bridges, and generally got more creative, including with the found objects.
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