I am drawn to bodies of water wherever I go and collect bits to remind me of where I have been.
schist pebbles, thread, hand-dyed fabric
13 1/2″ x 17 1/2″
Detail:
Natural Materials as Art
In my botany classes we used a microscope to examine natural materials and what I saw amazed me. Thus came an appreciation of nature and a delight in natural materials. As a subclass of found materials, natural materials are not the most durable but are perhaps the most special for just this reason.
Water’s Edge: Long Island Sound
I am drawn to bodies of water wherever I go and collect bits to remind me of where I have been.
shells, driftwood, thread on hand-dyed fabric
20 1/2″ x 16 1/2″
Detail:
Water’s Edge: Ohio River
I am drawn to bodies of water wherever I go and collect bits to remind me of where I have been.
wood, thread on hand-dyed fabric
20 1/2″ x 16 1/2″
Detail:
Summer at the Beach
shells, fabric, hand stitching
12″ x 10 1/2″
Detail:
Birch Bark: Harp
The original piece was on the natural canvas. I later added to it so that there is a mirroring of what was done on the original piece.
bark, stick, string, buttons
14 1/2″ x 26″
Detail:
Birch Bark: Kentucky Map and a Button
The original piece was on the natural canvas. I later added to it so that there is a mirroring of what was done on the original piece.
bark, buttons, thread
14 1/2″ x 21 1/2″
Detail:
Birch Bark: Sharps
The original piece was on the natural canvas. I later added to it so that there is a mirroring of what was done on the original piece.
bark, thread, tulip poplar spears
14 1/2″ x 26″
Detail:
The Last of Persimmon
In memory of a cut-down persimmon tree and a cat named Persimmon.
persimmon calyces, stitching, fabric, paint
9″ x 12″
