Textiles
Place is central in my life and art is the connection between where I am and who I am. In these fabric works, painting on the fabric sets the place and the atmosphere, and appliqué and stitching give focus and intensity.
Lakeviews, 2 – 6 7/8"h x 33 1/4"w – acrylic, hand and machine stitching, applique on cotton – 2011
Shifting attention between looking close-up and far-away; working with the intensity of Lake Superior's color, light and enormous space.
Detail of Lakeviews, 2
Lakeviews, 3 – 9 3/4"h x 21 3/4"w acrylic – stitching and applique on cotton – 2012
Focusing on the water, stitching its energy and rhythms and positioning that against the greens of beach vegetaion.
Focusing on the water, stitching its energy and rhythms and positioning that against the greens of beach vegetaion.
Detail of Lakeviews, 3
Lakeviews, 4 – 11x28" – acrylic, hand and machine stitching, applique on cotton and handmade paper – 2012
Looking at both the dance of light on the water and the colors and textures of the shoreline.
Looking at both the dance of light on the water and the colors and textures of the shoreline.
Detail of Lakeviews, 4
Lakeviews, 5 – 10"h x 30 1/4"w – acrylic, hand and machine stitching, rag paper and applique on cotton – 2013
Working with the wide expanse of changing light over the lakeshore and water.
Working with the wide expanse of changing light over the lakeshore and water.
Detail of Lakeviews, 5
Beachwalks, 1 – acrylic, hand and machine stitching, applique on discharged cotton – 2011
Small bits of color and various shapes of little objects seen in a close scrutiny of the beach.
Small bits of color and various shapes of little objects seen in a close scrutiny of the beach.
Detail of Beachwalks, 1
Songs of the Lake, 4 – 15"h x 19 1/2"w – hand stitching on linen – 2009
Stitching wave patterns onto linen, the energetic gesture drawings of the lake become meditative mark-making.
Stitching wave patterns onto linen, the energetic gesture drawings of the lake become meditative mark-making.
Detail of Songs of the Lake, 4
Songs of the Lake, 5 – 14 3/4"h x 17 3/4"w – acrylic and hand stitching on linen – 2010
Stitching wave patterns onto linen, the energetic gesture drawings of the lake become meditative mark-making.
Stitching wave patterns onto linen, the energetic gesture drawings of the lake become meditative mark-making.
Detail of Songs of the Lake, 5
Beachmarks, 4 – 8"h x 8"w – hand and machine stitching, piecing, applique on commercial and tea-stained cottons – 2008
Working with bird tracks on a sand beach on the south shore of Lake Superior.
Working with bird tracks on a sand beach on the south shore of Lake Superior.
Beachmarks, 5 – 15 1/2"h x 14 1/2"w – acrylic, piecing, hand and machine stitching on cotton – 2009
Working with the infusion of light, the energy of waves and the delicate bird tracks and traceries on a sand beach on the south shore o Lake Superior.
Working with the infusion of light, the energy of waves and the delicate bird tracks and traceries on a sand beach on the south shore o Lake Superior.
Detail of Beachmarks, 5
Beachmarks, 7 – 16 1/2"w x 20 1/2"w – acrylic, piecing, hand and machine stitching on cotton – 2009
Working with the infusion of light, the energy of waves and the delicate bird tracks and traceries on a sand beach on the south shore of Lake Superior.
Working with the infusion of light, the energy of waves and the delicate bird tracks and traceries on a sand beach on the south shore of Lake Superior.
Detail of Beachmarks, 7
November Woods – 15 "h x 16 "w – acrylic, stitching and applique on linen – 2011
The woods with the leaves gone, the colors basically greys, but brilliant bits of remaining color show up strongly.
The woods with the leaves gone, the colors basically greys, but brilliant bits of remaining color show up strongly.
Detail of November Woods
December Light – 17"h x 17"w – acrylic, stitching and applique on silk and linen – 2011
A grey month with cool tonality, but viewed with the added lights and energy of the holidays.
A grey month with cool tonality, but viewed with the added lights and energy of the holidays.
Detail of December Light
