Artist Statement

As an artist and a quilt maker, my interest lies in creating images and capturing moments that have inspired me or touched me in some moving way. Rather than using literal or realistic content, I try to capture my inspiration in the form of a certain texture, line, shape or a wash of color that is reminiscent of the moment I am attempting to document through my art.

My process begins with a basic idea, is very free form and intuitive. I create as I work, using my fabric as my paint, allowing the idea to take on a life of its own and following where it leads.

The names of my quilts are equally as abstract because I want the viewer to be free to look at the work and take away what they might find, not what has been my own inspiration.

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