My studio is small and cozy. I keep my practice tight, making permanent space for the tools I love most. They include a variety of fiber reactive dyes and the tools needed for dyeing, mark-making tools like gel pens and markers, acrylic paints and the tools needed for painting techniques. I have a variety of hand-work tools, like needles and super-sharp scissors, threads, beads and similar findings. There’s space for sitting and working on hand-stitching or sketching.
I work with a tight set of techniques to accommodate my studio size. Techniques that require the dye set-up include a lot of surface design as well as hand-dye work. I love my Dye-Later technique for creating whole-clothing works akin to painted canvases.
When not set-up for dyeing, I use a variety of classic quilting techniques and sewing techniques to create and finish my work, including machine and hand stitching, raw-edge appliqué, pieced and whole-cloth quilting.
The best Art comes from the purest creativity. That can really only be found in the depths of Play. My studio is an Altar to Play where the Spirit meets the Material in an ecstasy of Joyful Play.
I’ve spent my life chatting with The Folk and dreaming of being an artist. Art is a place to play and grow, just like a proper playground.
I hand-dye most of my work just outside my studio door. Techniques include low immersion dyeing, screen printing, and my version of painting with dye.
I feel enormously blessed to have made the connection with my Muse. She’s made my art deeper and more fulfilling than ever I could have dreamed it could be.