I have always been fascinated by the variety of line and color you can play with on fabric. For that reason each piece I create is image and line centric. I love the way a fabric can blend from color to color in the weave and yet contrast so sharply with a line placed on top. These works are a testament to that love. In my time working with fibers I have experimented with line on and in the fabric substrate of my works. The variety of materials in my work are the result of many experimentations with the vast majority of substances that can be added to fiber and still connect with the base of the practice. Each material and process used in my works has a connection to fiber. My works have always used fabric I dyed myself as well as commercially produced pieces. My mottled dyes are purposefully done for the effect and separation from established dyeing practices. The stitches I use are the most basic taught to children. Anything above the beginner level is stretched, pulled, altered until it no longer appears as the original stitch.
