The Community Indigo Vat
Establishing my community indigo vat during the Pandemic, in August, 2021, I invited two local artists at a time to try samples over a two hour period. I often did…
Charting Fall, Pandemic Autum
2020: Charting the Seasons in a Pandemic
Apple Blossoms, May 2020 Two weeks into the shutdown due to the COVID19 pandemic, after the onset of adrenalin, fear and wholesale change had begun to feel more familiar, many…
2020 Pandemic: The Dreaming Quilt Series
The Dreaming Quilt Series includes 15 full-size, functional art quilts made entirely from fabrics handpainted, dyed, and printed over 30 years of my career. It was created starting in July…
Scrolls on the Road: Winter & Spring
Travel is a state of mind. Sometimes it takes you far away. Sometimes, just around the corner. These are from early 2019. February in Santiago, Chile With native Coconut Palms,…
Traveling the Greenway
Scroll 22 visits Sycamore Greenway in May. Honking, nesting geese, bird sounds, and yellow dandelions like stars in the tall green grass constellation. Plus drawings in June. After rains, late-planted…
To Set a Place- with Catherine Reinhart
When I contemplated how to engage the “foreigner” and “orphan” placemats by Catherine Reinhart, I imagined a table for a shared meal with loved ones and new friends, a concept…
The Tarp Series at the Robert Hillestad Textiles Gallery
I am honored and pleased to be exhibiting my newest body of work, the Tarp Series, in the University of Nebraska’s Robert Hillestad Textiles Gallery, December 17, 2018 – February…
The Post-Japan Studio
When I had an opportunity to travel to Japan for two weeks to attend the 11th International Shibori Symposium, intuitively I felt it was an important opportunity. Focused on the…
11ISS in Japan: Part 6 – Nagoya, Tokyo + beyond
July 1, Day 3 of the 11th International Shibori Symposium involved Plenary Sessions, lectures and presentations at the Nagoya Congress Center. Notable to me were Jian Liu’s discussion of analysis…
11ISS in Japan: Part 5 – Shibori + Boro Fest!
Continuing my visit to Japan for the 11th International Shibori Symposium: on the start of a very hot day, we toured the popular Nagoya Castle, with its remodeled living…