Influences

Art is influenced by many things, here are some of my observations….


New Directions

Our local Library has an art show every year that I have entered but never been selected for. Last year I went to view the show and there were two fiber pieces, but they were nothing like the art quilts …

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8 Spruce Street

The latest thing I’m working on is inspired by a newspaper photograph of Frank Gehry’s #8 Spruce Street, a luxury residential high rise building in New York City. The photo seems to be taken from street level and looks straight …

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What sparks creativity?

Does creativity ever happen spontaneously without something to ignite it? Not usually for me at least.

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Idea Notebooks

My “idea notebooks” are one of my best ideas ever

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Not all things succeed

I was doing some cleaning and sorting in my studio this week; ok I was actually trying to find something amid the chaos. During my search I came across a quilt project that I had started several years ago based upon ads for the animated movie “Coraline”.

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Sea Life

Motifs from the sea

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