Artwork

Expressing themes of the cycle of life and death in nature, and in our lives; creating pieces expressing the ideas of life as traveling both outward as well as inward as expressed in Rilke’s poem from The Book of Hours of “ever widening circles that reach out across the world. I may not complete this last one, but I give myself to it.”

Indigo Shibori Dyeing

A Japanese dyeing technique that produces beautiful colors using a special indigo dye. There are many ways to create these patterns, but the three used in my projects are shishaki, katano, and shishiko.

Fiber Art

I hand spin yarn from pencil rovings into single ply cashmere yarn. My goats’ cashmere (soft undercoat separated from the rougher guard hairs) is either white, grey, or cinnamon colored.

Photography

I walk over 6 miles each day open to what will appear in thought, image, and inspiration as I wander. There is always a surprise that I want to be able to share. So far, I have 65,000 photos in I-Cloud–16,000 “favorites.” I edit to get the image to transmit what I see in my mind’s eye.

Watercolor/Sketching

“Be water” advises Bruce Lee. I try to honor that idea in my watercolor small paintings of what catches my mind’s eye.

Constructions of “Found Objects”

Pieces composed of a variety of naturally found objects, paying homage to the powers of nature.

Haiku Book

2023