Category Archives: Artwork

I Did It!

Well, I finally did it! I have had a piece of my fibre art published in Quilting Arts magazine and I must say, it couldn’t have come at a better time. After a long and difficult winter struggling with health … Continue reading

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Ancient Artifacts

8.5” x 15.5” This one-of-a-kind wall hanging began as an experimental project, intended for use as samples. During the construction process it became more and more elaborate with handwork, beading, and personal attachments. By keeping the colour scheme neutral, the … Continue reading

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Self Portrait: Shattered

8.5” x 11” Commercial cottons, glass beads, found objects and broken glass, fused appliqué, hand and machine embroidery.

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Inspiration

10.5” x 9” Commercial and hand-dyed fabrics, copper mesh, glass and fabric beads, hand and machine embroidery.

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The Devil is in the Details

16” x 15.5” Commercial and hand-dyed cottons, synthetic fabrics, hand embroidery and beading, machine quilted.

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Summer Storm

17.5” x 19” In August, 2007 I was humbled by the immense power and beauty of a summer storm. The prairie sky, whipped dry by the unrelenting winds, cracked like an eggshell and released its brief fury onto the parched … Continue reading

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Left of Center

Left of Center There once was a square peg suspended in a vision of vivid coloured dreams searching for anything that was not a round, black hole in the universe. Her discoveries were unexpected and just a little off center. … Continue reading

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Motherhood

39” x 39” This quilt was made for the Heritage Park Annual Quilt Festival Challenge 2007, held in Calgary every spring. Each year the entries must be designed around a pre-selected challenge fabric, and this year’s fabric was the stripe … Continue reading

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Sakura

12” x 12” Based on the book “Hitching Rides With Buddha” by Will Ferguson, in which a young English teacher working in Japan hitchhikes from the southernmost tip of Japan to the north, following the cherry blossom season as it … Continue reading

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Self Portrait: The Inner Child

9” x 11.5” Commercial cottons, photo transfer, hand embroidery, and machine quilting

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Self Portrait: Dreaming

9.5” x 11.5” Commercial batik cottons, hand embroidery and beading, and machine quilting.

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Blue Winter

40” x 27” Commercial cottons and batiks, fused appliqué, machine pieced and quilted.

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