“Silk sari remnants – torn, tattered and distressed – add visual texture and embrace the beauty of the imperfect and fragility of the impermanent.”
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I’ve been a dancer, an actor and now an artist. A chance course on quilt making led me to the visual arts using textiles.
Mostly self-taught, I’ve been blessed. I’ve been in some great shows – that’s me at Quilt National, being modest – got a few awards, been in a few books and magazines and sold some work.
Life’s been good.
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“By blending textiles and textures with the transformational, I arrive at a visually layered destination of color, line and space.”