this one uses the same hand dyed fabric as the provence quilt, as the background but the light and shadows reminded me of a forest  and my photographs of old totems printed on organza took me into the  idea  of spirits in the trees.  This one is all hand sewed and has silk yarn added to allude to goat's beard.

This one started out as the backing to spirit trees. But as it developed it became its own  piece and It hangs in my own living room.

This was my first  quilt challenge . It was made for the topic of Ochre.  It is purchased  one of a kind hand dyed fabric  with photos printed on organza appliquéd onto the background . Antique buttons decorate the borders.

This started as a watercolour painting.  I enlarged a small section and appliquéd it onto a larger piece of linen. backed it with hand made paper and framed it

This is the second one of the conversations series, taken from the same small water colour painting. It is appliquéd commercial batiks.

This shows a planned sequence of quilt making.  It had to be ready for my new grandson!  All of it was hand sewed. The photos  referenced were taken in Costa Rica,  when we were there for my eldest daughter's wedding.  I thought it was fitting that my grandson receive a monkey for his arrival into our world! And quite by accident he is a monkey too!

 These are the 18 quilt blocks I made using archival photos from the Glenbow Museum, printed on  fabric , hand pieced with cotton and wool, and hand embroidered.  

Photo collage superimposed over painting detail hand stitch embellished

Scrap painted fabric strips collaged over sheer black starry fabric finished with countless french knots

Collage hand dyed embroidered, ribbon and batiks

Slow stitch fabric collaged, hand made paper backing

Ink jet photograph on fabric , free motion stitch and painted edges

Hand painted flower collaged with silk cotton and hand painted scraps, embellished with metallic thread

Small ink jet photograph on organza collaged over silk and threads

Collaged fabric and paper post card

hand painted Pellon, collaged with paper and hand painted fabric ,embroidered

Collaged inkjet photoshopped tulip

Collaged paper and fabric

Small hand painted fabric ,machine quilted

1 of three artist trading cards made with fabric scraps

2 of fabric artist trading cards

3 of fabric artist trading cards

Fabric collage hand stitched on “touch” theme

hand stitched abstract photo on linen

Photoshopped jazz sonogram ink jet printed on silk organza, hand stitched, backed with cotton then stitched on a stretched shot silk stretcher bar,framed