I'm an abstract textile artist, which means I make unique patterns and colors on fabric.

I like to create artwork that balances chaos and order, finding beauty in unexpected places.

I start by printing my designs on fabric and then cut and rearrange them as I go, letting my feelings guide me. The colors, patterns, shapes, and textures all play together. I'm always exploring how they work together to create something special.

My goal as an artist is to make art that looks amazing and makes people feel something special when they see it. I'm always trying new things to make my vision come to life.

  • My process begins with a stack of self-designed silk screens, stencils and rubbing plates, pots of thickened dye and yards of white fabric. I spend days printing to where I’ve built up a significant variety of useful printed fabric to be included in future compositions. As I work, I look for pieces that “speak” to each other. I put these fabrics on the design wall along with others, making sure that conversation is an interesting one. I cut shapes and lines freehand, arranging - and rearranging – on the wall, looking for that spark of connection between the visual elements. I continue working until a dynamic composition is established. The cut pieces get sewn together, often with thin lines added to further relate the pieces as a whole. The artwork is finished off with a layer of quilted thread lines.

  • Group Exhibitions

    “2023 Local 14 Art Show and Sale” World Forestry Center, Portland, OR 2023

    “Emergence: Fiber Art from Concept to Stitch” SAQA OR, multiple venues 2022-2023.

    “2022 INTERSTATE: Where i-90 Meets I-82” Sarah Spurgeon Gallery, Ellensburg, WA, 2022.

    “Excellence in Quilts 2022” Virginia Quilt Museum, Harrisonburg, VA, 2022.

    “2018 Artist as Quiltmaker” Firelands Association for the Visual Arts, Oberlin, OH, 2018.

    “Artquilt Elements 2018” Wayne Art Center, Wayne, PA, 2018.

    “2018 Portland Open Studios Tour”

    “Nod to Mod” Dab Art Gallery, Ventura, CA 2017 – 2018.

    “35th Wallowa Valley Festival of Arts” Josephy Center, Joseph, OR, September 2017. First place, Fiberarts.

    “2017 Portland Open Studios Tour”

    “Blending Poetry and Cloth” SAQA OR, multiple locations, 2015 - 2017.

    Publications

    2022 Emergence, FiberArt from Concept to Stitch, SAQA Book

    2022 FiberArts Now Winter issue and Online, Excellence in Quilts

    Professional Memberships

    American Craft Council

    Columbia FiberArts Guild, NW Regional

    Oregon Society of Artists

    Studio Art Quilt Associates, International

    Surface Design Association