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fiber artist


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fiber artist


 

When I was very young, my grandmother taught me how to cross stitch and gave me a sampler to work when I visited her house.  Sadly, I never managed to finish that sampler, but I learned to love the feel of needle and thread passing through fabric.  I have been playing with these things ever since.

 
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Connection


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step into the garden


step into the garden


2020 was a year of stasis…but the garden reminded me that dormancy is time of dreaming.

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the things we carry


the things we carry


 

We carry things.  And sometimes they are just too heavy.

 
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life rearranging itself


life rearranging itself


 

This is my most personal work.  It’s about how life changes after the diagnosis of a life threatening illness.  As a friend so aptly put it, “Life rearranges itself in seconds.”

These quilts are about the effort it takes to reclaim the scattered pieces, the fear of confronting our own mortality, and the clarity that comes from living in the present.

 
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soda pop


soda pop


 

An exploration of effervescence.  Because sometimes I need a little fizz.

 
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maps and charts


maps and charts


 

I am obsessed with maps.  And charts.  And diagrams. In an effort to better understand this world, I organize my perceptions.  A favorite author of mine, Annie Dillard, put it this way:

“I pushed at my map's edges. Alone at night I added newly memorized streets and blocks to old streets and blocks, and imagined connecting them on foot. From my parents' earliest injunctions I felt that my life depended on keeping it all straight - remembering where on earth I lived.”

These maps and charts are my attempt to remember.  And my way of sharing that memory with you.

 
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exhibit info


exhibit info


Alliance Art Gallery, Hannibal, MO

I am a member of the Alliance Art Gallery in historic downtown Hannibal, MO.  Selected works are on exhibit at this gallery throughout the year.  For more information about the gallery, visit our website: www.allianceartgallery.com

Saint Louis 44th Rock Island Art Guild Fine Arts Exhibition, Figge Art Museum,Davenport, Iowa

September 5- January 10, 2027. Opening reception September 10, 2026, 5:00 - 8:00.

The Gallery at the Library, Hermann, Missouri

Voice of Change Exhibition, October 2 through December 30, 2026. Opening reception October 2, 6:00 - 8:00.


Saint Louis University Studio Art Program Invitational

McNamee Gallery, Cupples House, SLU September 11 through October 9, 2026 Opening reception Friday, September 11 from 4:30 to 6:00.

Shaw Art Fair, Saint Louis

October 10 & 11th, 2026