After five months of working on a new kitchen, I am ready to start two new projects: a Shrine and a Mermaid. Here they are each as a blank canvas.
The Shrine will be covered in quilted fabric and will carry features that express my Authentic Self: figures, beads, embellishments, buttons and on and on.
The Mermaid will be kept all white and will be covered in lace and buttons, beads and white shells. I hope you will follow the progress of both of these works!
I have been creating art for as long as I can remember. In fact, I loved the “art room” during my school days so much that I grew up to be an art teacher.
I received a Masters Degree from the College of Design, Art, Architecture and Planning at the University of Cincinnati. Which makes me a BEARCAT Fan!
I went on to spend 32.7 years in public school art education, the last 21 years in a middle school art room.
My current works of art include bead embellished art quilts, figurative art in cloth, mostly Mermaids, elaborate clothing and accessories.
My art dolls have been published in
Soft Dolls and Animals July 2004
Quilting Arts Magazine Summer 2003 and Summer 2005
Art Doll Quarterly Winter 2007
Doll Crafter and Costuming March and May 2007
I am an active member of the Contemporary Quilt and Fiber Artists, the Weavers Guild of Cincinnati and I have been a member of River City Figurative Artists' Guild for eight years.