inspiration comes to me in many forms. an inner or outer landscape, a poem that confirms or shifts my perspective, resonant words, symbols and energy deeply felt. wherever the muse appears, the use of natural dyes, earth minerals and textiles to create art is a joy making process for me. while sewing is my first love, with collage work, i find great freedom to experiment with shapes and sizes that sewing does not readily allow and a floodgate of new possibilities open up. i love both processes, clean closed seams and raw cut exposed edges, both metaphors for life… switching back and forth stimulates my creative center ever more. the earth mineral collages are made using earth minerals pigments that i blend individually to make custom colors in a base of plant acrylic. i paint multiple layers of mixed colors on flax linen or organic cotton fabrics. once dried, the shapes are hand cut and collaged on wooden panels using natural adhesives. a coat of plant based varnish is applied to the finished work and framed, ready to hang.

night vision

earth mineral plant acrylic painted organic cotton & linen collaged on wood panel

11 x14 (set in 12x15 wood floating frame)

You, Darkness by Rainer Maria Rilke (translated by David Whyte)

You darkness from which I come,


I love you more than all the fires


that fence out the world,


for the fire makes a circle


for everyone


so that no one sees you anymore.


But darkness holds it all:


the shape and the flame,


the animal and myself,


how it holds them,


all powers, all sight —

and it is possible: its great strength


is breaking into my body.


I have faith in the night

note: please hang away from direct exposure to harsh light (natural/artificial) as well as direct heat source and areas of high moisture