I am a modern quilt artist. Art quilts are comparable to paintings in fabric to be displayed on a wall and not what you normally think of as traditional quilts designed as bed coverings. It is something I have to do. Fabric is the best medium I have found to express my voice. I create work that starts a conversation and brings us a little closer. I have my own political opinions but my work is not meant to push my beliefs. I try not to show one solution as better than another. I do try to show how both sides may have merit and there is no need to antagonize or diminish each other to achieve our goals. My work is about acceptance and the need to be better to one another. There is so much beauty around us and most of the time we walk around without noticing it. Our attention is trapped in our phones and we do not see what is around us.
Being disabled makes me sometimes feel invisible and not accepted and I want the world to know that by noticing things, understanding each other and being more accepting, we can make this a better world. I do most of my sewing on a sewing machine and also implement machine quilting and some embellishments like beads and hand embroidery.
