About

QUILTS

I place two colors side by side; together they are magical. I rearrange the composition to kindle their romance. A muscle twitch contracts my elbow, and a previously obedient seam becomes a distinctive gesture. I add another unexpected line to give the first one company.

Learning to honor color, texture and form, to transform disparate elements into an engaging composition — this process both humbles and enchants me.

As an adult female who has neither wed nor bred, I live outside society’s templates. I approach my quilts as I do my own life: searching the undefined for beauty, delight and yes, comfort.

SAMPLERS

Needlework samplers are traditional displays of feminine devotion and conventional domesticity. Reimagining this historic medium with the full extent of human emotion, I make room for my own experience as a female.

beforehand

I earned a BA from the University of Virginia, then a BFA in graphic design from Rhode Island School of Design (RISD). I later worked as the in-house art director for RISD before running my own graphic design studio for 25 years. I started stitching in 2017.