art quilts

The art quilt is a creative visual work that is layered and stitched or that references this form of stitched layered structure. —Studio Art Quilt Associates

Quilting snuck up on me. I made my first quilt when I was thirteen and dabbled more as our family needed coverings for our beds. My process took a turn five years after my young son died, and I letterpress printed a poem on cloth to heal. I ripped the material—as one does in mourning—and layered and sewed it. What was this thing I had made? I now know it is called an Art Quilt.

Having previously worked small for more than thirty years making books and cards, I find that making quilts allows me to continue to pay attention to each small part, while at the same time it enables me to work toward a much larger whole.

As a printmaker and writer, I am fascinated with marks and traces and how they become symbols for and signs of the people and beings who were there before. Each piece functions as a page where I can print from linoleum blocks, photopolymer plates, stencils, or type, and then embroider and quilt a longer text or texture. The photographic possibilities for solar printing from my own photographic imagery as well as hand-dyeing techniques also appeal to me. I like the space between images and words, colors and titles, where the viewer must interpret or fill in the gap, a little mysterious leap of inference.

I work in many sizes, and I've found that working with half of a twin size is perfect. It's also my height and wingspan. But even in the smaller quilts I embody the other half of the twin, the facing page, an open book.

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To Protect (February 2025)
16”w x 31.5”h at the widest points
Hand drawn image stenciled on cotton; metallic fabric paint; hand-dyed cotton; cotton thread; 24k gold-lined crystal seed beads; hand and machine quilted
Art Quilt: To Protect



What Garden Is This? (January 2025)
11.5"w x 14"h
Hand embroidery on cotton; machine pieced
Quiltlet: What Garden Is This?



Avoid Long Lines (January 2025)
20"w x 23.75"h
Original stencils with fabric paint on cotton; reverse appliqué; hand embroidered and quilted with sashiko "fish scale" pattern and French knots
Art Quilt: Avoid Long Lines



Go Fish (January 2025)
6"w x 8"h
Hand-dyed cotton and linen: ice dye; low immersion; shibori; deColourant; letterpress printing from wood type; original stencils with fabric paint; seed and bugle beads; machine pieced; appliqué; reverse appliqué; hand embroidered and hand quilted; painted edges with hand sewn blanket stitching
For SAQA Spotlight Auction Mini Quilt: Go Fish



The Letters (December 2024)
19.75"w x 38"h
Hand-drawn pattern stenciled with fabric paint and deColourant on hand-dyed cotton; velvet; commercially printed cotton; embroidery; hand quilting
Art Quilt: The Letters



Interior Monologue (December 2024)
28"w x 49"h
Hand-drawn and stenciled with metallic gold fabric paint on found fabric; letterpress printed on black Kona cotton; seed beads
Art Quilt: Interior Monologue



Palm Reading (December 2024)
20"w x 45.5"h
Hand-dyed cotton; commercially printed cotton; hand-drawn and stenciled with fabric paint and deColourant; reverse appliqué; embroidery; hand-quilted with variegated cotton and hand-dyed perle cotton thread
Art Quilt: Palm Reading



Angling (October 2024)
22"w x 34"h
Hand-dyed cotton; cotton; hand-drawn and stenciled with fabric paint; sequins; reverse appliqué; hand-embroiderered quilting
Art Quilt: Angling



Culcita Draconis (October 2024)
20"w x 25.75"h
Hand-pigmented linen; silk organza; commercially printed cotton; Japanese cotton; hand-drawn and stenciled with fabric paint; seed beads, sequins; appliqué; embroidery and free-motion machine quilting
Art Quilt: Culcita Draconis



Forest Bathing (October 2024)
18.25”w x 45.25”h
Hand-dyed cotton and velvet; commercially printed cotton; Japanese cotton; cotton, linen, silk threads; seed beads; hand and free-motion machine quilting
Art Quilt: Forest Bathing



Collective Good (September 2024)
20"w x 26"h
Hand-dyed velvet, linen, and cotton; hand-painted and pigmented linen; masked images; hand and machine quilted with sashiko-style "fishing nets"
Sea Star Gift and Quilts: Asteroidea and Collective Good



Asteroidea (September 2024)
21"w x 33"h
Hand-dyed velvet and cotton; hand-painted cotton; reverse appliqué; stenciled image; hand and machine quilted
Sea Star Gift and Quilts: Asteroidea and Collective Good



Girl with Stars (August 2024)
13.75"w x 21"h
Hand-dyed and painted cotton; Kona cotton; commercially printed cotton; stenciled image; hand and machine quilted
Art Quilt: Girl with Stars



Footfall (August 2024)
28.25"w x 45.5"h
Hand pigmented, letterpress printed from wood type, and hand-dyed cotton, linen, and velvet; seed beads; hand quilted with cotton sashiko threads
Art Quilt: Footfall



The Nature of Things (August 2024)
26.25"w x 27.75"h
Hand pigmented, stenciled, and hand-dyed cotton; Japanese woven cotton; found burlap coffee bag; appliqué; hand quilted with cotton sashiko threads
Art Quilt: The Nature of Things



Blue Hot Blue Cold (July 2024)
23.75"w x 44.5"h
Letterpress printed, handpainted, stenciled, and hand-dyed cotton; commercially printed and woven cotton; reverse appliqué; hand quilted with cotton sashiko threads
Art Quilt: Blue Hot, Blue Cold



Fire Break (July 2024)
8"w x 33"h
Letterpress printed and handpainted cotton, linen, velvet; commercially printed and woven cottons; appliqué; hand embroidered and quilted with cotton embroidery and sashiko threads
Art Quilt: Fire Break



Outlier (June 2024)
11.25"w x 13.25"h
Scraps of hand-dyed, painted, pigmented cotton, linen, and velvet; found fabric; painted cotton knit appliqué; circle inset; sashiko "rising steam" pattern; hand quilted
24-Hour Scrap Quiltlet: Outlier



Fire Line: Do Not Cross (June 2024)
34.5"w x 42"h
Overdyed cotton knit with resist fluid; cotton, hand-dyed velvet, found fabric; hand drawn and handmade stencils with metallic fabric paint; letterpress printing on cotton; reverse appliqué ; sashiko-style stitching; hand quilted
Art Quilt: Fire Line: Do Not Cross



A Way (June 2024)
32"w x 36.5"h
Hand drawn and handmade stencils with fabric paint; hand-dyed cotton, solar-dyed cotton, linen, silk organza; embroidered; free-motion and hand quilted
Art Quilt: A Way, and Wen Redmond's Inspiration



Fate. Luck. Chance. (May 2024)
42.75"w x 35.25"h
Hand drawn and handmade stencils with fabric paint: hand-dyed cotton, linen, velvet; tea-dyed cotton, linen, velvet; ice-dyed cotton; burlap coffee sack scraps; seed beads; hand quilted
Art Quilt: Fate. Luck. Chance.



To Honor the Elders (April 2024)
30.5"w x 30.5"h
Hand drawn and handmade stencil with fabric paint; hand-dyed cotton and linen; ice-dyed cotton; reverse appliquéed; gold seed and bugle beads; hand and free-motion quilted
Nature Reading and Turtle Art Quilt: To Honor the Elders



On Turtle Time (April 2024)
31"w x 31.75"h
Hand drawn and handmade stencil with fabric paint; handmade stencil with deColourant; hand-dyed cotton; ice-dyed cotton; letterpress printed from wood type on hand-dyed cotton; reverse appliqué; hand and free-motion quilted
Art Quilt: On Turtle Time



Time Release (April 2024)
12"w x 12"h
Ice dyed cotton; hand-dyed cotton; linen; watercolor ground; fabric paint; walnut ink; acrylic ink; hand-pigmented linen thread; cotton thread; metallic thread; seed beads; handmade stencil; hand and free-motion quilted
Turtle Art Quilt: Time Release



Precarious (March 2024)
24.5"w x 44.5"h
Letterpress printed from wood type on cotton; fabric paint with handmade stencil; hand-dyed velvet; Japanese cotton; embroidery; sashiko style "crossed birds" and "arrow feather" patterns; hand and free-motion quilting
Art Quilt: Precarious



Kelp Portrait (March 2024)
11"w x 23"h
Hand-dyed cotton; over-dyed original otter print cotton; sashiko thread, embroidery thread, button/craft thread; free-motion quilting; improvisational sashiko-style "fish scale" hand quilting
New Quiltlet: Kelp Portrait



Unmoored (March 2024)
19.5"w x 44"h
Hand-dyed cotton; letterpress printed from wood type on cotton; fabric paint with handmade stencil; silk thread; cotton thread; hand and machine quilted
Art Quilt: Unmoored
Accepted to Marin Museum of Contemporary Art's Open, July 13 - September 28, 2024; juried by Facundo Arganaraz, Mariah Nielson, Lawrence Rinder, Mari Robles, and Donna Seager.
Accepted to Impressions in Ink: Celebrating Printmaking in All Forms Sebastopol Center for the Arts, CA; January 4 - February 2, 2025; juror: Eileen Parent




Waiting for Peace to Land (February 2024)
12"w x 12"h each
Hand-stenciled cotton; velvet, linen; silk binding; seed beads; reverse appliqué; hand quilted and beaded
Art Quilt(s): Waiting for Peace to Land



We're Gonna Live in the Trees (January 2024)
15.75"w x 27.5"h
Letterpress printed from wood type on cotton; found cotton; Japanese yarn-dyed cotton; cotton thread; free-motion quilted
Art Quilt: We're Gonna Live in the Trees



Keystones (January 2024)
8"w x 24"h
Hand stenciled on original otter print design and hand-dyed cotton; found cotton; velvet; Japanese yarn-dyed cotton; reverse appliqué; embroidery thread; hand quilted
Art Quilt: Keystones



Owl Construction (January 2024)
25"w x 41.5"h
Letterpress printed from wood type on cotton; found cotton; Japanese cotton yarn-dyed and printed cotton; embroidery thread; free-motion quilted
Art Quilt: Owl Construction



Heartstrings (January 2024)
8.25"w x 37.25"h
Letterpress printed from wood type on cotton; found printed cotton; Japanese printed cotton; embroidery thread quilting; free-motion quilted
Art Quilt: Heartstrings



Home More or Less (December 2023)
42.5"w x 30"h
Letterpress printed from wood type on cotton; hand-dyed cotton and linen; hand-dyed velvet; hand-pigmented linen; yarn-dyed Japanese cotton; embroidery thread quilting; free-motion quilted
Art Quilt: Home More or Less



Where's Owl (December 2023)
21"w x 25"h
Letterpress printing from wood type on cotton; hand-dyed cotton; Japanese yarn-dyed cotton; cotton thread; reverse appliqué; embroidery; sashiko-style “crossed birds” pattern; free-motion quilting
Art Quilt: Where's Owl?



At the Edge (November 2023)
14"w x 12"h
Linen, ice-dyed cotton; cotton and metallic threads; watercolor ground; watercolor; metallic brush pen; hand quilting; free-motion quilting
At the Edge: a Quiltlet
Featured with five other quilts in online magazine TILT 0004.



Kelp: Sea Gold (November 2023)
19"w x 23.75"h
Hand-dyed velvet; letterpress printed cotton from wood type; Japanese yarn-dyed cotton; watercolor ground; graphite: embroidery thread; metallic thread; variegated green cotton sashiko thread; machine pieced; free-motion quilted
Art Quilt: Kelp: Sea Gold
Featured with five other quilts in online magazine TILT 0004.



Kelp Kelp Otter (November 2023)
33.5"w x 46.5"h
Hand-dyed velvet; letterpress printed cotton from wood type; Japanese yarn-dyed cotton; perle cotton thread; metallic thread; variegated green cotton sashiko thread; machine pieced; hand quilted with sashiko-style wave pattern




Kelp Kelp Garibaldi (October 2023)
29.5”w x 45.5”h
Hand-dyed cotton, velvet, flannel; Japanese yarn-dyed cotton; letterpress printing from wood type on cotton; raw-edge piecing; sashiko-style quilting with "rising steam" and "fish scale" patterns; beads; cotton thread
Art Quilt: Kelp Kelp Garibaldi



The Hidden Otter (October 2023)
29.5”w x 34.25”h
Hand-dyed cotton and velvet; sashiko-style hand quilting in "rising steam" pattern; hand embroidery; cotton thread
Art Quilt: The Hidden Otter



I Was Hoping We Could Have a Conversation (August 2023)
24-26”w x 19-20.5”h (irregular size)
Hand-dyed cotton; hand-stenciled on cotton; cotton and linen offcuts; machine and hand quilted with cotton and linen thread
Art Quilt: I Was Hoping We Could Have a Conversation



Ups & Downs (August 2023)
11.8”w x 11.8”h (diptych of two quilts, each 30 cm square)
monoprinted and hand-stenciled on cotton; commercially printed cotton; machine and hand quilted with cotton and silk thread
Two More Pairs of Art Quilts: Entwined and Ups & Downs



Entwined (August 2023)
11.8”w x 11.8”h (diptych of two quilts, each 30 cm square)
monoprinted and hand-stenciled on cotton; Japanese woven cotton; machine quilted
Two More Pairs of Art Quilts: Entwined and Ups & Downs



One Crow Comforts Me (August 2023)
11.8”w x 11.8”h (diptych of two quilts, each 30 cm square)
monoprinted and hand-stenciled on cotton; hand-dyed cotton; hand quilted with cotton thread
poem by Alisa Golden published by Eunoia Review: One Crow Comforts Me
Art Quilt: One Crow Comforts Me



The Hidden Robin (August 2023)
30.25”w x 31”h
Hand-dyed velvet and cotton; pigmented linen; Japanese woven cotton; commercially printed cotton; cotton thread; hand quilted with sashiko "grasses" pattern
Art Quilt: The Hidden Robin



All Is Not Lost (July 2023)
32”w x 43”h
Hand-dyed velvet and cotton; Japanese woven cotton; commercial cotton; silk organza; deColourant; hand-dyed linen thread; embroidery and metallic thread; embroidered and hand quilted
Art Quilt: All Is Not Lost



Heart of the Galaxy (July 2023)
43”w x 28”h
Hand-dyed silk and velvet; faux leather; repurposed corduroy pants; silk organza; fabric paint; embroidery thread; masked and painted; hand and machine quilted
Art Quilt: Heart of the Galaxy



Count Zero Point One (June 2023)
36.5”w x 45.25”h
Painted and stenciled cotton; hand-dyed velvet; faux leather; lace; vintage glove; metallic fabric paint, acrylic ink; hand quilted with cotton thread; hand-embroidered with metallic thread
Art Quilt: Count Zero Point One



We Built Across the Land & Then We Took the Sky (March 2023)
16”w x 36”h
Cotton, velvet; metallic fabric paint, acrylic ink; hand quilted with cotton thread; hand-embroidered with silk thread; hand-inked wood type printed via letterpress
Art Quilt: We Built Across the Land & Then We Took the Sky



Birch Dance (February 2023)
20”w x 34.5”h
Cotton scraps; hand-stenciled with metallic fabric paint; hand quilted with cotton thread
Art Quilt: Birch Dance


Magma: Undercurrents (December 2022)
32.5”w x 39.25”h
Letterpress printed on cotton; Hand-dyed cotton batting, pigmented silk organza; machine quilted
Art & Poetry Quilt: Magma: Undercurrents
Selected by juror Judy Kirpich for SAQA Global Exhibition, Color in Context: Red, to premiere at International Quilt Festival, Houston, Texas, November 2-5, 2023. Traveling: Australasian Quilt Convention, April 11 to 14, 2024, Royal Exhibition Building, Melbourne, Australia; Sydney Craft & Quilt Fair, July 3 to 6, 2024, International Convention Centre, Darling Harbour, Sydney NSW, Australia; Melbourne Craft & Quilt Fair, July 24 to 27, 2024, Melbourne Exhibition Centre, South Wharf, Victoria, Australia; Brisbane Craft & Quilt Fair, October 9 to 12, 2024, Brisbane Exhibition Centre, South Bank, Queensland, Australia; Cancelled due to censorship issue: AQS QuiltWeek: Daytona Beach, Florida: February 19 – 22, 2025; Branson, Missouri: March 12-15, 2025; Paducah, Kentucky: April 23 - 26, 2025; Grand Rapids, Michigan: August 20 – 23, 2025; Lancaster, Pennsylvania: September 10 – 13, 2025
New venues: Mid-Atlantic Quilt Festival, Hampton, VA, February 27 to March 2, 2025; Pennsylvania National Quilt Extravaganza, Oaks, PA: September 11 to September 15, 2025


Around the Curve (December 2022)
33”w x 40”h
Hand-dyed cotton, solar-printed cotton, velvet; acrylic ink, fabric paint, fabric crayons, oil stick; hand-quilted and embroidered with cotton and metallic embroidery threads
Art & Poetry Quilt: Around the Curve



Pumpkin Harvest (October 2022)
17”w x 22”h
hand-painted cotton with fabric paint, canvas; hand quilting
Painted Quilt: Pumpkin Harvest



What Next / What Nest (October 2022)
32”w x 25”h
hand-dyed cotton, tea-dyed velvet; commercially printed cotton; Japanese cotton; hand-stenciled cotton with fabric paint; hand and free-motion quilting
Art Quilt: What Next / What Nest



Mermaid Tail (September 2022)
31.25”w x 40.5”h
hand-dyed cotton, velvet, linen; Velma-dyed cotton; corduroy, flannel; hand-stenciled with fabric paint; hand and free-motion quilting
Mermaid Tail Lap Quilt, a Gift



Check All Boxes (September 2022)
22"w x 23.5"h
Letterpress printed cotton from wood type, linocuts; Japanese cotton; hand and free-motion quilting
Art Quilt: Check All Boxes



Redacted (September 2022)
34.25"w x 32.5"h
Letterpress printed cotton from wood and metal type, linocuts, engravings, and collagraphs; Japanese cotton; free-motion quilting
Art Quilt: Redacted
Selected by juror Christine Aaron for SAQA + CSP Exhibition, Printed & Stitched: May 20 - June 16, 2023 at Art Ark Gallery in San Jose, CA; Grace Hudson Museum, Ukiah, CA; October 28, 2023 - March 17, 2024; San Jose Museum of Quilts and Textiles, CA; April 28 - September 1, 2024; Maloof Foundation for Arts & Crafts, Alta Loma, CA; Tentative dates February 16, 2025 - June 29, 2025; touring thereafter with Exhibit Envoy until July 2027. Full link at SAQA here.



Radio Silence (August 2022)
35.5"w x 35"h
Hand-dyed cotton and velvet; Japanese cotton; hand embroidery; free-motion quilting
Art Quilt: Radio Silence



Gears and Ears (August 2022)
24.25"w x 23"h
Hand-dyed cotton and velvet; letterpress printed cotton from linocut; Japanese cotton; free-motion quilting
Art Quilt: Gears and Ears



Controlled Burn (August 2022)
35.5"w x 43.75"h
Hand-dyed and commercially printed cotton, hand-dyed silk; variegated and metallic threads; free-motion quilting
Art Quilt: Controlled Burn



The Water Is Rising and I'm Looking for a Bridge (July 2022)
24"w x 37.25"h
Hand-dyed cotton and velvet, letterpress printed cotton; appliqué; hand and free-motion quilting
Art Quilt: The Water Is Rising and I'm Looking for a Bridge.
Featured with five other quilts in online magazine TILT 0004.



What About the Trees (July 2022)
7"w x 32.5"h
Hand-pigmented and dyed cotton and silk scraps, silk organza; free-motion quilting
Art Quilt: What About the Trees



I Worry About the Sky (July 2022)
24"w x 23.25"h
Hand-dyed cotton and silk scraps, Japanese woven cotton scraps, silk organza; free-motion quilting
Art Quilt: I Worry About the Sky
Featured with five other quilts in online magazine TILT 0004.



Waiting (June 2022)
29.5"w x 18"h
Variety of cotton and linen scraps; raw-edge appliqué; hand-quilted with stitches of Morse code letters "C" and "T"
Scrap Art Quilt: Waiting



Holdfast (June 2022)
21"w x 82.5"h
Hand-dyed cotton, linen, and velvet; letterpress printed cotton; eco-printed cotton; embroidered; wooden beads; hand and machine quilted
Art Quilt: Holdfast
photo by Lia Roozendaal



Between Silence and Shout (May 2022)
18"w x 28.5"h
Letterpress printing on cotton, Japanese cotton; polyester, silk, and variety of fabrics; tacked by hand and machine quilted with metallic thread
The Gold Art Quilt: Between Silence and Shout



All the Pretty Bones (April 2022)
28"w x 46"h
Hand-dyed cotton and velvet, Japanese woven cotton; cotton and metallic thread; sashiko-style stitching; hand and machine quilted
Art Quilt: All the Pretty Bones
Featured with five other quilts in online magazine TILT 0004.



Rainbow Roll (April 2022)
21"w x 83"h
Hand-dyed and commercially printed cotton, flannel, velvet, and silk; machine quilted with black and metallic gold thread
Art Quilt: Rainbow Roll
photo by Lia Roozendaal



Midnight Zephyr: Small Craft Advisory (March 2022)
32.5"w x 36.5"h
Hand-dyed cotton, silk, silk organza; reverse appliqué; cotton thread; hand and machine quilted
Art Quilt: Midnight Zephyr: Small Craft Advisory
Selected by Elizabeth Rooklidge, juror, for the SAQA exhibition, Primal Forces: Wind. Exhibit dates: August 4, 2023 - January 9, 2024 at The National Quilt Museum, Paducah, KY; February 8 - April 26, 2024 at Lewis-Clark State College Center for Arts & History, Lewiston, ID More dates to follow (at main exhibit link).



At the Curb (March 2022)
26.75"w x 39.5"h
Hand-dyed cotton, Japanese woven cotton; cotton thread; embroidered and machine quilted
Art Quilt: At the Curb



Dragons in the Canopy (March 2022)
30.25" round
Hand-dyed cotton and velvet; Japanese cotton; letterpress printed from linoleum block; hand quilted
Art Quilt: Dragons in the Canopy



Sown by a Squirrel, an Oak (February 2022)
16.5"w x 16.25"h
Hand-dyed cotton; Japanese cotton; velvet; corduroy; hand-pigmented linen and linen threads; hand quilted
One More Small Quilt: Sown by a Squirrel, an Oak



Blooms Before Leaves: Magnolia (February 2022)
16.25"w x 16"h
Hand-dyed velvet, cotton, linen; Japanese cotton; hand-pigmented linen and linen threads; hand quilted
How Many Notes: Three Small Quilts and Acrylic Inks



Gift from a Gull, A Shell (February 2022)
16.25"w x 16"h
Hand-dyed velvet, cotton, linen; Japanese cotton; hand-pigmented linen and linen threads; hand quilted
How Many Notes: Three Small Quilts and Acrylic Inks



Pond/No Collecting (February 2022)
16.5"w x 16.5"h
Ice-dyed velvet, hand-dyed cotton, linen, silk; Japanese cotton; hand-pigmented linen and linen threads; hand quilted
How Many Notes: Three Small Quilts and Acrylic Inks



Wind Song (February 2022)
30.5"w x 43.75"h
Various Japanese cotton fabrics, linen, hand-dyed velvet; stencil with fabric paint; embroidered poem; hand-dyed perle cotton; cotton and metallic threads; bamboo, wooden beads, waxed linen thread
Themes and Art Quilt: Wind Song



Winter Branches Make More Perches (January 2022)
16"w x 15.25"h
Hand-dyed cotton and velvet; shibori and tie-dye; hand quilted with cotton and metallic thread
Three Small Scrap Quilts



Herding Cats (December 2021)
13"w x 20"h
Hand-dyed cotton and velvet; handmade stencil and fabric paint; shibori; ice dyed; hand quilted
Three Small Scrap Quilts



Flying in the Rain (December 2021)
9"w x 25.5"h
Hand-dyed cotton and velvet; ice dyed; hand quilted
Three Small Scrap Quilts



In the Shadow of Wings (December 2021)
33.25"w x 46.75"h
Hand-dyed and solar printed cotton; woven taupe cotton; embroidered words: shelter, shadow, wings; hand quilted
Art Quilt: In the Shadow of Wings



Would He Hide Me (November 2021)
30.5"w x 44.5"h
Hand-dyed cotton and velvet; woven taupe cotton; handmade stencils: deColourant, fabric paint; hand and machine quilted
Art Quilt: Would He Hide Me
Accepted to SAQA Virtual Gallery exhibition, "Textile Expressionism" and debuted July 1, 2022. (Take a tour of the virtual gallery at the link.)
Accepted into the de Young Open 2023; de Young Museum, San Francisco; Sept. 30, 2023 - January 7, 2024.



The Hidden Parrot (November 2021)
15"w x 45"h
Hand-dyed cotton and velvet; woven taupe cotton; letterpress printing from metal and wood type; seed beads; hand quilted
Art Quilt: The Hidden Parrot
Included in the SAQA Regional, Virtual Exhibit: Monochrome
To be shown at Pacific International Quilt Festival, July 24-27, 2024: Santa Clara, CA



Climb into the Sky (November 2021)
35.25"w x 45.75"h
Hand-dyed cotton and velvet; woven taupe cotton; tie-dye and overdye; hand quilted with metallic and cotton embroidery threads and hand-dyed perle cotton thread
Art Quilt: Climb into the Sky



Catching Up (October 2021)
19.25"w x 20.5"h
Solar printing; woven cloth; muslin-backed silk; appliqué; sashiko thread; hand and machine quilted
Art Quilt: Catching Up
NFS



Through the Fog (October 2021)
30.25"w x 18"h
Hand-dyed cotton, woven cotton, cotton, hand-dyed velvet; hand-dyed cotton and linen thread, sashiko thread; hand quilted
Art Quilt: Through the Fog



Indivisible (October 2021)
29"w x 40"h
Hand-dyed cotton and velvet, woven cotton, hand-dyed silk organza; stencil; letterpress printed; metallic, cotton, silk threads; hand and machine quilted
Art Quilt: Indivisible (Liberty and Justice for All)



The Hidden Coot (September 2021)
15"w x 45"h
Hand-dyed and letterpress printed cotton, woven cotton; seed beads; hand-dyed perle cotton and sashiko threads; hand quilted
Art Quilt: The Hidden Coot
Accepted into SAQA's regional traveling exhibition, 2022-2027, Prism Play: Peninsula Museum of Art, May 20 - July 17, 2022; Texas Quilt Museum, January 11, 2024 – April 27, 2024; Sanchez Art Center, May 31 - June 30, 2024 (5 weekends), Mills Station Arts and Culture Center (MACC), October 3-19, 2024; Visions Museum of Textile Art, January 11, 2025 - April 26, 2025; Carnegie Arts Center, September 12, 2026 - January 2, 2027. Full link at SAQA here.



The Hidden Dog (September 2021)
15"w x 45"h
Hand-dyed fabrics: velvet, cotton, silk; woven cotton; letterpress printed cotton, silk binding, silk organza binding; seed beads; embroidery thread; hand quilted
Art Quilt: The Hidden Dog
Included in the SAQA Regional, Virtual Exhibit: Monochrome
NFS



I Like a Kea (1) (August 2021)
36.5"w x 22"h
Hand-dyed cotton, hand-dyed cotton from Velma Bolyard, commercially dyed cotton, sashiko and embroidery thread; hand quilted
New Quilts: I Like A Kea (1) & (2)



I Like a Kea (2) (August 2021)
36.5"w x 23"h
Hand-dyed cotton, commercially dyed cotton, sashiko and embroidery thread; hand and machine quilted
New Quilts: I Like A Kea (1) & (2)



Hello Chickadees (July 2021)
23.5"w x 30.75"h
Hand-dyed cotton, commercially printed cotton, woven cotton, velvet, sashiko and embroidery thread; hand and machine quilted
Art Quilt: Hello Chickadees






Study for a Finding (July 2021)
16.5"w x 28"h
Hand-dyed cotton, flannel, silk, sashiko thread; watercolor marker and graphite; hand and machine quilted
Art Quilt: Study for a Finding
SOLD
Featured with five other quilts in online magazine TILT 0004.





It's Not Easy (July 2021)
24"w x 43"h
Hand-dyed cotton, velvet, woven cotton, sashiko thread; seed beads; hand and machine quilted
Art Quilt: It's Not Easy






Just Embrace the Pink (June 2021)
18.5"w x 33.5"h
Hand-dyed cotton, velvet, woven cotton, sashiko thread; hand and machine quilted
Art Quilt: Just Embrace the Pink (twin)






City Share (June 2021)
25"w x 40"h
Hand-stenciled cotton, decolored cotton, woven cotton, velvet, sashiko thread, embroidery thread; hand and machine quilted
Art Quilt: City Share






Folding Birds (June 2021)
24.5"w x 35.5"h
Hand-stenciled decolored cotton, woven cotton, sashiko thread, embroidery thread; hand and machine quilted
Art Quilt: Folding Birds
SOLD






Embrace the Pink (June 2021)
18.5"w x 33"h
Hand-dyed cotton, velvet, woven cotton, sashiko thread; hand and machine quilted
Art Quilt: Embrace the Pink







Be Light (May 2021)
29"w x 47"h
Hand-dyed cotton, velvet, flannel; sashiko thread, metallic thread; hand and machine quilted
Art Quilt: Be Light






Infinity Tree (May 2021)
36"w x 8.5"h
Hand-dyed cotton, velvet; sashiko thread, metallic thread; hand quilted
Art Quilt: Infinity Tree






Deep Beneath the Ink-dark Sea (March 2021)
42.5"w x 47.5"h
Hand-dyed velvet, cotton, denim; sashiko thread, metallic thread; fluorescent paint; hand quilted
Deep Beneath the Ink-dark Sea: Art Quilt






The Hidden Osprey (January 2021)
25.5"w x 45"h
Hand-dyed and commercially made cotton; hand quilted with silk thread
Art Quilt: The Hidden Osprey





Keys (January 2021)
22"w x 11"h x 3"d
Hand-dyed, woven and commercially printed cotton and linen; hand-stenciled; letterpress printing from wood type; hand quilted with cotton thread
Scrap Art Quilt: Keys





The Hidden Cat (December 2020)
23.5"w x 43"h
Hand-dyed and commercially made cotton; hand quilted
The Hidden Cat: Art Quilt





The Hidden Owl (December 2020)
45"w x 43.5"h
Hand-dyed and commercially made cotton and linen; hand quilted
New Art Quilt: The Hidden Owl
Accepted to SAQA global exhibit, 2022-2025, SustainABILITY!
Venues: New England Quilt Museum, Lowell, Massachusetts, October 5 - December 31, 2022; Windgate Museum of Art, Conway, Arkansas, February 3 - March 17, 2023; AQS QuiltWeek shows in 2023: Grand Rapids, Michigan, September 13-16, 2023; and Des Moines, Iowa, September 27-30, 2023; St. George Art Museum, St. George, Utah; June 1 - August 31, 2024; San Jose Museum of Quilts & Textiles, San Jose, CA, January - April, 2025. See the Virtual Tour!





A Chime of Wrens (November 2020)
10.5"w x 18"h
Woven cotton; seed beads and onyx beads; bound with hand-dyed cotton made by Velma Bolyard; hand quilted with embroidery and cotton threads
A Chime of Wrens: a New Textile SOLD






Matches Are Made of Trees (October 2020)
9.75"w x 20.5"h
Hand-dyed cotton, linen and velvet; woven cotton, silk organza; random threads; hand quilted with silk thread
Matches Are Made of Trees: a Quiltlet



The Plague. The Fire. The Fall (October 2020)
24"w x 45"h
Hand-dyed cotton and velvet; commercially dyed cotton, woven cotton; seed beads; reverse appliqué; hand quilted with variegated thread and cotton thread
The Plague. The Fire. The Fall.: New Art Quilt
SOLD



Breaking Day (October 2020)
25.5"w x 45"h
Hand-dyed cotton, linen, velvet, silk; woven cotton; painted cotton with glow-in-the-dark paint; hand quilted with cotton threads
Breaking Day: Art Quilt
NFS



Wishing Stars (September 2020)
20"w x 46.5"h
Hand-dyed and commercial cottons, linen, velvet; seed beads; hand quilted with cotton threads, and machine quilted with metallic silver thread
Wishing Stars: an Art Quilt



Burn Zone (September 2020)
29"w x 42"h
Hand-dyed and commercial cottons, linen, velvet; hand quilted with silk and cotton threads, and machine quilted with variegated thread
Burn Zone: New Art Quilt



Big Fires Start Small (September 2020)
19.5"w x 11"h
Hand-dyed and commercial cottons, linen, velvet, flannel, old corduroy shirt, hand quilted with silk thread
Big Fires Start Small: a Quiltlet



Rough Patch (September 2020)
15"w x 23"h
Hand-dyed cotton, commercially printed cotton, linen, velvet, flannel, metallic embroidery thread, hand and machine quilted
Rough Patch: a New Quiltlet



Admission (August 2020)
18.5"w x 37.5"h
Hand-dyed cotton, letterpress and commercially printed cotton, linen, silk thread, hand quilted
Admission: a New Quiltlet



Spike Spike Bloom (July 2020)
45"w x 43"h
Cotton; solar printing from original photos; hand quilted with cotton sashiko thread
Spike Spike Bloom: Art Quilt



Aquila (July 2020)
19.5"w x 29.5"h
Hand-dyed silk, hand tie-dyed cotton; appliqué embroidery; silk and metallic thread
Aquila: Eagle Constellation Quiltlet



Tell Me (June 2020)
13"w x 20"h
Hand-dyed cotton; hand stitching with cotton sashiko thread; machine quilted
What Is the Question? Tell Me: Quiltlet



About Face (June 2020)
19"w x 22"h
Hand-dyed cotton; hand stitching with cotton sashiko thread; machine quilted
About Face: Quiltlet



Some Birds Fly (June 2020)
19"w x 25.5"h
Scrap cotton, letterpress printed from wood type on cotton, cotton sashiko thread; hand quilted
Some Birds Fly: Quiltlet
SOLD




Backbone (May 2020)
19.25"w x 45.5"h
Vintage quilt fragment; stencil, hand-dyed muslin, velvet, cotton, cotton sashiko thread; hand and machine quilted
Backbone: Art Quilt



Centipede (May 2020)
approx. 30"w x 12"h
Variety of cotton printed scraps, hand-dyed cotton; appliqué; machine quilted; ribbon
For Gideon
Centipede: Quilt-Toy for a Tot




Repetition of Days (May 2020)
42.5"w x 39"h
Tie dyed and solar printed from original photographs on cotton; hand-quilted with embroidery and cotton sashiko thread
Repetition of Days: Art Quilt



Six Feet Over (May 2020)
71"w x 14"h
Painted and stenciled cotton, denim, other cotton, sashiko pattern and embroidered text quilting
Six-Feet Over: an Art Quilt



Sanctuary (May 2020)
22"w x 30"h
Hand-dyed cotton appliquéd leaves with machine quilting in continuous and freeform bird outlines
For Dianne Ayres
Sanctuary: a Tabletop Quilt



Blue Sky Eyes (April 2020)
25"w x 17.5"h
Hand-dyed, suminagashi, and commercial cotton scraps with cotton sashiko-style quilting (rising steam pattern) and silk-embroidered eyes
Blue Sky Eyes: a Tabletop Quilt



Solitary (April 2020)
17.5"w x 18.5"h
Cotton and synthetic scraps with cotton sashiko-style quilting and embroidered text
Solitary: a Tabletop Quilt



Cagey (April 2020)
19"w x 42"h
Cotton scraps with hand quilting and embroidered text
Cagey: an Art Quilt



Heard Mentality (April 2020)
18"w x 27.25"h
Variety of hand-dyed and commercially made fabric scraps with letterpress printed wood type
Heard Mentality: a Tabletop Quilt



It Was Supposed to Be a Luxury (April 2020)
28.25"w x 40.25"h
Variety of hand-dyed and commercially made fabric scraps with three inkjet prints on treated cotton from altered original photos
It Was Supposed to Be a Luxury: Art Quilt



Social Distance (March 2020)
34.5"w x 47"h
Cotton and velvet with two image transfers from altered original photos
Social Distance, the Art Quilt



Magnolia (March 2020)
32"w x 42"h
Ice-dyed cotton, letterpress printing from wood type, machine and hand-quilting
Magnolia: an Art Quilt



Looking for Joy (March 2020)
34.5"w x 41.75"h
Variety of velvet, cotton, silk, and linen scraps: some letterpress or solar-printed, some plain.
Looking for Joy: a New Art Quilt



Wavelength (January 2020)
28.75"w x 47"h
Hand-dyed cotton, hand-embroidered quilting with ice-dyed cotton edges
Wavelength: New Art Quilt



Rhymes with Fray (November 2019)
57"w x 79"h
Hand-dyed cotton, hand-embroidered quilting, 50 triangular sewn mirrors, hand-stenciled, with cotton edges
New Art Quilt: Rhymes with Fray



Resilience (September 2019)
22"w x 26.5"h
Eco-dyed cotton, watercolor on watercolor ground, hand-embroidered quilting, cotton edges
Resilience: a New Quiltlet



Don't Look Behind You (July 2019)
44"w x 78"h
Tie-dyed cotton and hand-stenciled crow feathers, hand-quilting, cotton edges
Art Quilt: Don't Look Behind You



Turbulent Travels (June 2019)
35.5"w x 42.5"h
Hand-dyed cotton with hand-embroidered quilting, denim edges
Turbulent Travels: a New Art Quilt



Water Music (April 2019)
39.5"w x 41.5"h
Cotton, hand-marbled cotton with variations on classical European style, with embroidery thread hand-quilting
Water Music: a Quilt with Marbled Fabric



Picking Cherries (April 2019)
6"w x 4"h
A postcard quiltlet. Letterpress printing and embroidery on machine-pieced cotton with eco-printed silk dyed with cherries
Exhibit & Postcard-Sized Quilt: Picking Cherries
Accepted for Berkeley Public Library 38th Annual Quilt Show, May 6, 2019 to June 29, 2019.



Everything Is Temporary (January 2019)
40.5"w x 50.5"h
Embroidery on machine-pieced, hand-dyed and resist-dyed cotton, printed cotton, brushed cotton backing
New Poem Art Quilt: Everything Is Temporary



They Must Agree (November 2018)
9.5"w x 14"h
Embroidery on machine-pieced cotton
Lichen, Moss, Art, Writing, and a Little Quilt
Accepted for Berkeley Public Library 38th Annual Quilt Show, May 6, 2019 to June 29, 2019.



Undersea Colonies (November 2018)
43.5"w x 60"h
Letterpress from wood type, hand-dyed, eco-dyed, and printed cotton, machine pieced, and hand quilted with linen and embroidery threads
New Work: Undersea Colonies
Accepted for SAQA exhibition, Convergence in Cloth: Shifting Tides; a traveling exhibition, April 19, 2019 through September 30, 2021. Venues: Works/San Jose; Pacific Northwest Quilt and Fiber Arts Museum (La Conner, WA); Chehalem Cultural Center (Newburg, OR); CityScape Community Artspace (North Vancouver, B.C.) [closed]: Wailoa Center [closed]; International Gallery of Contemporary Art (Anchorage, Alaska); Pratt Museum (Kachemek Bay, Alaska); Visions Art Museum (San Diego, CA); Olive Hyde Art Gallery (Fremont, CA) virtual gallery here; Pacific Grove Museum of Natural History (CA)
See the virtual tour at Visions here



You Can Build a Bridge If You Can See the Other Side (October 2018)
33"w x 41"h
Cotton, hand-dyed and printed cotton, appliqué, machine sewn and handstitched text with sashiko thread
You Can Build a Bridge If You Can See the Other Side: New Quilt




Where Is My Home When My Home Turns Against Me? (October 2018)
62"w x 43.5"h
Letterpress from wood type, solar printed images from original photos, cotton, muslin, eco-dyed cotton, machine sewn and handstitched with linen thread
Form and New Work: Where Is My Home When My Home Turns Against Me?
Accepted for California Society of Printmakers exhibition, "Perception of Place: Works by the California Society of Printmakers & Monterey Peninsula College Printmakers Club" at Pacific Grove Art Center. September 6 - October 25, 2019. Juried by Marianne McGrath.



Crows and Cons (July 2018)
42"w x 80"h
Letterpress from wood type, solar printed images from original photos on cotton and cheesecloth, denim, machine quilted and hand quilted with sashiko thread
Crows and Cons: New Quilt
SOLD



When in Drought (June 2018)
17.5"w x 19.5"h
Letterpress from photopolymer plate, stencils on denim, sashiko thread
When in Drought



There Goes the Neighborhood (May 2018)
32"w x 74"h
Solar prints on silk organza, cotton
There Goes the Neighborhood: new work
NFS



Mirror Mirror: Two Black Cats (April 2018)
40"w x 68"h
Solar prints, sashiko thread, family clothes, cotton, velvet; hand and machine quilted
For MRB
Mirror Mirror: Two Black Cats Quilt



They Know Which Way to Go (March 2018)
21"w x 50"h
Letterpress printing from wood type, embroidery thread; hand quilted
New Art Quilt: They Know Which Way to Go
Exhibited: Richmond Art Center Members' Show, 2018



Almost Cherry Season (March 2018)
30.5"w x 77"h
Letterpress printing from metal and wood type, linoleum block, reduction linoleum block; embroidery thread; hand quilted
New Art Quilt: Almost Cherry Season



Conversation (March 2018)
19"w x 20"h
Scraps pleated from previous quilts. Printed from solar-dyed cloth,
letterpress printing from wood type and linoleum blocks, embroidery thread; hand quilted
Conversation: A New Art Quilt
Exhibited: Home 1: Berkeley Art Center, CA, 2018; Accepted to SAQA SOFA Chicago 2022 (although exhibition ultimately was cancelled) by juror Carol Sauvion (Executive Director and Producer of PBS series, Craft in America)



What Are We Becoming (February 2018)
26.5"w x 59.75"h
Letterpress printing from wood type and linoleum cut in various colors, embroidery thread, cotton; hand quilted
New Art Quilt: What Are We Becoming



Becoming (January 2018)
30"w x 62"h
Letterpress printing from linoleum reduction cut; hand quilted
New Art Quilt: Becoming



Nightlights on the Bay (December 2017)
31"w x 51"h
Letterpress printing from wood type and photopolymer plates, hand-dyed solar prints from screen shots from www.sfbayospreys.org web camera; embroidery thread, hand-stitched text; sashiko-style hand quilting. A portion of the proceeds will be donated to Golden Gate Audubon Society.
New Art Quilt: Nightlights on the Bay



When Birds Sleep (December 2017)
33"w x 54"h
Letterpress printing from wood type and photopolymer plates, hand-dyed solar prints from screen shots from www.sfbayospreys.org web camera; embroidery thread, hand-stitched text; hand and machine quilting. A portion of the proceeds will be donated to Golden Gate Audubon Society.
New Art Quilt/Open Book: When Birds Sleep



Sweet Osprey Dreams (November 2017)
30"w x 53.5"h
Letterpress printing from wood type and photopolymer plates, hand-dyed solar prints from photo by the artist and screen shots from www.sfbayospreys.org web camera, embroidery thread, hand-stitched text and sashiko-style quilting (waves, fish scales), patches. A portion of the proceeds will be donated to Golden Gate Audubon Society.
New Art Quilt/Open Book: Sweet Osprey Dreams
Exhibited: California Society of Printmakers show at Bridge ArtSpace, 2018



Where Is My Passport? (October 2017)
31"w x 48"h
Letterpress printing from wood type, hand-dyed solar prints, linoleum block, machine stitched drawing, embroidery thread
New Art Quilt/Open Book: Where Is My Passport?



Hand Gun (September 2017)
45.5"w x 39"h
Letterpress printing from wood type, hand-dyed solar prints, embroidery thread
New Art Quilt/Open Book: Hand Gun
Included in SAQA exhibition, juried by Vicky A. Clark, Guns: Loaded Conversations
Exhibited: San Jose Museum of Quilts and Textiles (Apr. 28-July 15, 2018); New England Quilt Museum (Jan. 15-Apr. 27, 2019); University Art Gallery, Central Michigan University (Jan. 15-Feb. 28, 2020); [cancelled due to pandemic: Festival of Quilts, Birmingham, England (July 30-August 2, 2020)] Purchased by University Art Gallery, Central Michigan University, 2020



Seraph (the Holy Quilt) (August 2017)
40" x 68"
Letterpress printing from wood type, photopolymer plates, and linoleum blocks, embroidery thread
New Art Quilt/Open Book: Seraph (the Holy quilt)



Hope Rants (August 2017)
43.5"w x 69.5"h
Cyanotype, letterpress printing from wood type and linoleum blocks, embroidery thread
A Quilt as an Open Book: Hope Rants
Accepted for exhibition and for show card image, Regional Collective, at the Janet Turner Print Museum, California State University, Chico; Spring 2019



Water & Power: Ripples (June 2017)
49.5"w x 69.5"h
Family jeans, letterpress printing from photopolymer plates, embroidery thread
Piece-Quilt-Bind—Water & Power: Ripples



Water & Power: Pipeline (May 2016)
51" x 72"
Family jeans and pants, embroidery of "pipeline" and "river" Orienteering symbols
Pipeline: A New Quilt


Let Us Reach for the Edges (January 2016)
72"w x 48"h
Letterpress printing from linoleum blocks and collagraph on cotton cloth, embroidery thread
Let Us Reach for the Edges: Art Quilt #2




Strength (October 2015)
44"w x 66"h
Letterpress printing from linoleum blocks on tea-dyed cotton cloth, embroidery thread
An Art Quilt Called Strength



Act Now (2012/2015)
29"w x 27.5"h
Gesso stenciled imagery on canvas dropcloth, linen pants, sherry sack, flannel sheet, linen thread
A Quilt for the Letterpress



Undone (2008)
25"w x 36.5"h
Letterpress printing from handset metal type on dyed cotton cloth, velvet, linen thread
mentioned in: An Art Quilt Called Strength



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