"Escapee," art quilt, 25" x 20"
"Contained," art quilt, 29" x 18"
As an artist, I have been fortunate to create meaningful work in various media. For me, if my work doesn’t have a solid foundation and contributes to the world, it has no meaning. I have explored socio/political issues, primarily overcrowding and overpopulation.
Fabric continues to intrigue me. I love the softness, the ability to form it into many shapes, sizes and compositions. I am continually drawn back into the realm of art quilts, as I find it to be both aesthetically pleasing and technically challenging.
Collage is a medium which has intrigued and fascinated me for many years. The ability to create thought provoking images with various elements, both digital and analog, is a new way for me to express current and past experiences in my life and reality.
I work in the abstract by choice; it challenges me and invites the viewer to evoke their own personal experiences and emotions.
I believe that creating my art from discarded and found materials to be a more conscientious endeavor at this time in my life I made that decision when it came to light how deeply polluted our oceans are, and how entire cities are constructed on landfills. Giving those materials a new life, I hope it inspires others to look more deeply into how precious our planet is.
Thank you!