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More and more I find that the various techniques of surface design appeal to me because of their directness and sincerity. By this I mean that often an effect can be achieved at any point in the process in a way that I find liberating. Much of the fiber work that I do, the way that I do it, relies on premeditation. Surface work allows me more freedom to bring the work nearer its potential when the impulse is still fresh, ready to come alive.Something about the random collage/quilting technique—which I’ve been developing for eight years now—appeals to both sides of my personality: the control freak and the flower child.
I’ve always anticipated the work in visual flashes and then pieced together what I’ve seen. The work continues to be about connection.
The small pieces teach me what I need to know about the materials to approach larger work. I also enjoy the feedback I get from people who like using the things I make.
I love joining fabrics from near and far into something new and unanticipated. Call it the synergy of quilting. A practical art, quilting has been undertaken in many circumstances--by firelight, as a project for many hands, for a few minutes a day for months on end. In that spirit, using modern machine quilting techniques, I produce mainly useful items, designed for the heat of daily use.
I also have a button box that was my grandmother’s. Many of my pieces feature a good luck button.
