Black Walnut – Cotton, linen, wool, and silk dyed with black walnut hulls, beeswax, paper, black walnut ink – 28″ x 44″

Black Walnut (Detail)

Hollyhock – Linen, wool, and cotton dyed with hollyhock flowers and rust – 28″ x 44″

Hollyhock (Detail)

Playing the Black Keys – Silk, wool, cotton, rayon dyed with natural dyes – 10″ diameter

Zia Tribute – Cotton and wool dyed with natural dyes – Diameter 12″

Rust Dyed Silk Scarves – 8″ x 48″

Shibori Weaving – Rayon – 2.5′ x 2.5

Self-schooled Scavangers – Batiked Rayon 3′ x 7 ‘

Self-Schooled Scavangers Detail

Sycamore Ball Table Runner – Cotton, linen, sycamore ball beads, bamboo beads – 3′ x 1′

Women of the West ( A Tribute to Emily Carr, Georgia O’keeffe, and Frida Kahlo) – 8″ Diameters

Women of the West (Detail)

Handwoven Placemats, Set of four – Cotton – 16″ x 8″

Placemats Detail

Handwoven Scarf – Rayon – 18″ x 36″

Rooster – Framed 30″ x 30″

Felted Boots – Wool, leather, embroidery thread

Yellow Doe -Fabric, felt, embroidery – 12 in x 14 in

Fish – salvaged fabrics and embroidery floss – 8 in x 5.5 in

Ode to Squirrel Feet – Salvaged fabric and embroidery floss – 12in x 12in

Bird Mola – Fabric, embroidery, beads – 9in x 8in

Jumping Fish – Felt, fabric, embroidery – 10in x 12 in

My undergraduate concentration was in fiber arts, and it was during this time that I became better acquainted with plants. Natural dyes were a source of color for many of my fabrics. This collection displays works created both from plant-dyed textiles as well as salvaged fabrics. I often portrayed plants and animals in my wall hangings as they’re a great inspiration to me. In 2017 I began shifting my work off the wall and into the 3rd dimension, moving from flat, pictoral art to installations. The plants and the fabrics came along in this transition, now presented in a new way.