Art
Quilts
38" x 53" Completed in 2006
This quilt celebrates the transformation of those who
choose to rise above their own limitations. The
inspirational pictures came from gardens and the zoo.
I did a drawing that became my pattern. I hand painted
the fabrics to create the leaves and birds. Each leaf
was sewn and quilted separately to give them texture
and a three dimension look while the birds' faces were
hand painted in inks and paints. All of the fabric was
then machine appliqued to another hand dyed piece of
fabric. I quilted it to shadow the shape of the leaves.

Awards
1st Place for best pictorial quilt,Mid-Atlantic 2006
1st Place for best Art Quilt ,Road to California 2006
1st Place for best use of color, Glendale Quilt Show
2007
Juried into Art Kudos Online Art show 2006
Juried into IQS Celebrate Spring 2006
Juried into AQS Nashville 2006
Accepted to National 2007
Juried into the 2007 Visions Art Quilt show
Featured in the Quilting Arts Magazine 2008
To be published in "500 Quilts" book by Lark
publishing March  2010
SOLD
In the private collection of
Mrs. Karen Waite
Florida
These quilts represent my art quilts which I either have
shown or am currently showing.   I have included some
inside information about each quilt.

75" x 48" Completed in 2006
A watercolor painting of the Iceland Poppies in our yard became the
inspiration for this quilt.  As the neighbors all walked by they would comment
on how the flowers all looked like crepe paper.  

I hand painted the fabric for the flowers, leaves and stems.  I then fussy cut
the petals and sewed seams to create some texture.  They were then quilted
separately before I appliquéd them to the quilt base. I then went back in and
painted some shadows and details to help the flowers 3D effect. The
flowers centers beaded and stitched to help complete the illusion. The pods
were stuffed and embellished with yarn and the background was
embellished with crystals.

Awards

Juried into IQA Houston show 2006
4th place AQS Online Quilt Competition
Hung at Paducah 2007 as online winner
1 st place best embellishments Glendale Quilt Show
Viewers Choice Best Innovative Art Quilt Glendale
Juried into Mancuso Denver National Show 2007
Juried into Road to California
Featured in Fons and Porters the Art of Quilting Magazine 2007
Featured as an online winner in the AQS Magazine 2007

For Sale

To be published in "500 Quilts" book by Lark publishing March  2010
Carousel of Color

This quilt was designed
specifically for the Hoffman
Challenge.  It was a smaller
version of a painting I had
completed years ago.  I took
elements of it and used the
fabric. It traveled all over the
US for a year.   I hand painted
much of the details and
shading in this quilt.

FOR SALE
TRANSFORMATION
Selected as on of only 21 quilts to represent "Edges" as special exhibit at the 2009
Long Beach International Quilt Show. This Exhibit to be featured and sponsored by
Quilting Arts Magazine.  Also accepted to travel to Houston as part of the "Edges"
exhibit 2009.
This jar of polished glass represents the events in our lives that start out sharp, causing
us pain and making us bleed. But time, like the ocean, softens the sharp edges of
these events. The are never forgotten, but kept in special place on a shelf in our
hearts.
Techniques: Discharging, painting, photo transfer, raw edge applique

Not For Sale at this Time