CONTEMPORARY ART QUILTS
Midnight in the Garden of Good and Elvis, 2003
Commercial, vintage and hand dyed fabrics; fused,
appliquéd, machine pieced and machine quilted
81 x 81 inches
Money for Nothing, 1998
Sugar packets bonded to screening, illustrated with graphic markers, top layer of screening hand stitched to bottom with dental floss, adorned with plastic ties, 33 x 73 inches
Give Us This Day, 1996
Cotton; hand dyed, screenprinted, hand painted, appliquéd,
quilted, with sewing machine lace and beads
65 x 70 inches
Quire: Book of Findings, 2003
12 individual book forms with metal spines, fiber
pages, 12 wood supports
22 x 29 inches each
View from the Car, 2000
Cotton, polyester, yarn; pieced, appliquéd, couched
80 x 60 inches
Reach for the Stars, 2004
Leather, suede, cotton, rayon, silk, metal fabrications;
machine pieced and hand quilted, with details of braid,
cord, crystal stones and vintage brooch
67 x 52 inches
Markers- 01, 2004
Wool cloth; felted, pierced, dyed, pieced and
stitched, with linen backing
48 x 60 inches
Freedom Fireworks, July 13, 2005
Silk, cotton, ethnic hand woven fabric; quilted, hand
embroidered, acrylic paint and beading
88 x 96 inches
Flow, 2005
African fabric repainted with fabric paints; machine
quilted, with Cotton Classic batting
34 x 44 inches
Secret Garden, 2003
Cottons and blends; machine appliquéd and machine quilted
82 x 40 inches
Life Line, 1994
Assorted fabric, recycled clothes & gloves, buttons,
beads; appliquéd onto printed canvas
68 x 82 inches
Japanese Felines, 2004
Japanese fabrics; puzzle interchange machine
appliquéd and machine quilted, 38 x 38 inches
Japanese Flowers, 2004
Japanese fabrics; puzzle interchange machine
appliquéd and machine quilted, 38 x 38 inches
Oasis, 2003
Thai silk; Shibori dyed, pieced and quilted
58 x 66 inches
A Lady Sings the Blues, 2001
Cotton, silk, buttons, netting; machine quilted
48 x 42 inches
Reef, 3, Yellow, 1999
Silk; painted and pleated
28 x 35 inches
Sea Shells, 2002
Cotton sateen; hand dyed, paint, pencil work
60 x 142 inches
Quartet, 2003
Cotton; machine quilted
35 x 61 inches
Looking Back, 2003
Cotton broadcloth; machine pieced and hand
appliquéd
46 x 68 inches
Autumn, 2005
Commercial and hand-dyed cotton, rayon and
nylon cut in small pieces and covered with
soft tulle; machine quilted and machine appliquéd
51 x 49 inches
Luminescence #1, 2005
Digitally printed fabric designed on a computer using
2-D and 3-D software; machine quilted
48 x 48 inches
Annunciation, 2003
Art exhibition announcements and postcards;
cut into strips and zigzag stitched together
70 x 74 inches
Tulip Queen of the Night, 2001
Cotton; machine appliquéd and machine quilted
83 x 83 inches
Forbidden Full Moon, August 2003
Silk charmeuse fused to iridescent silk chiffon; hand
painted, dimensional areas stuffed with polyester
batting & machine quilted, rhinestones hand stitched in
place, unfinished frayed edges hand stitched together
52 x 50 inches
The Cheese Stands Alone, 2001
Commercial cotton; machine appliquéd, embroidered
and quilted
52 x 71 inches
Colorfield Homage: Gold with Blue Diptych, 2004
Cut silk; reverse appliquéd
57 x 96 inches
Pattern Fusion #3
Recycled auto industry multi-colored Mylar, recycled library 35mm microfilm, netting, multi-colored threads, plaited braid, Pellon, polymer medium; machine stitched and interlaced, fabric backed, 60 x 60 inches
River Stones: Vedauwoo, July-August, 2004
Hand dyed fabric; fused construction
92 x 55 inches
State of the Union No. 13: Country Under Distress, 2004
Recycled flag, shredded money, netting, tulle, monofilament and colored threads, acetate transparencies, recycled playing cards, plastic skeletons, polymer/paint, binding tape; collage, machine and hand stitched and embroidered, fabric backed, 36 x 60 inches
Night Thoughts #1, 2002
Silks, cottons and metallics; hand pieced and hand
quilted
53 x 51 inches each
Fontasia, January 2000
Hand painted and hand dyed cottons embellished
with paint and thread; free motion machine quilted,
zigzag stitch appliquéd
78 x 48 inches
Night Thoughts #3, 2002
Silks, cottons and metallics; hand pieced and hand
quilted
53 x 51 inches each
Child’s Play, 1996
Commercial/hand-dyed cottons, embellishments;
machine pieced, appliquéd and quilted
91 x 76 inches
Integrated Circuits 4-Patch I-VI Industrial Quilt, 2002
Wire-cloth (steel, bronze and stainless steel), salvaged computer and electronic parts, 1980s microchips, dye and patina painted on copper, perforated aluminum metal, electrical wire bundles; hand stitched with wire, 52 x 80 x 1 inches
Vibrations 3, 2005
Black and white whole cloth: reverse appliquéd,
machine stitched and embellished
54 x 40 inches
Revisiting Jackson, 2000
Fused fiber fragments, found objects, sheer overlays;
hand stitched, machine stitched and stapled
106 x 65 inches
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Cincinnati, Ohio 45214 USA
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