STUDIO, SIP & SPLURGE

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361 E Becher Street 

Milwaukee, WI 

53207

 For over thirty three years I have made my living as a self-employed artist and have exhibited my work in juried shows, all over the country. Clay is the medium in which I specialize. People, plants and animals are my focus. 

I use materials that hold invisible stories. That already have memory.  That have already lived in the world. My hands transform them with color, thread, energy, motion. 

Each piece starts out as slivers of fabric, and, just like our lives, changes and grows, bit by bit, until the new story is almost complete. 

Then it’s up to you…. to slip on the pulse warmer, frame your mind with a headband, or drape the wrap… and open to the next chapter.

 I've been working and creating with leather for 50 years. I'm learning new techniques all the time. Combining color texture and design, I create unique and functional wearable art. I want my handbags to fit as well and look as good as the finest pieces of clothing.  

My work is a study of color and design in decorative and functional fiber, utilizing machine piecing and free motion quilting. It is based on a lifetime of sewing and color immersion, and exploration of the relationship between traditional quilting methods and modern materials and techniques.

I have been exhibiting in art and fine craft shows since 2004. My quilts are in the collection of Promega, and have been purchased by patrons across the US, as well as in Europe, Western Australia, and Canada.  My quilts have also been exhibited at the Wisconsin Museum of Quilts and Fiber Arts.