About Me

My art is all about color and texture. 

Born with a love of color and an intuitive feel for combining colors in pleasing and interesting ways, I love putting pieces of different kinds of materials together to make new things. 

My art is free-flowing, impressionistic, and abstract. Each piece captures the essence of the object or idea, rather than an exact representation. Wabi-sabi imperfection makes each piece unique and true to my vision.

(If you need straight lines and perfect corners, please look elsewhere!)

Currently, my focus is mixed media that combines textiles and paper in collage, as well as art quilting and appliqué. My paper and textile art uses recycled and found materials, along with new fabrics - because textile people can’t resist acquiring more fabric! Like my collages, my quilts seldom use existing patterns. Instead, each one tells a story, capturing memories of places I’ve been and people in my life. 

Travel is a major influence.

Born and raised in Berkeley, California, I fell in love with Japanese art and culture at a young age. Many of my current works reflect my travels to Japan and feature vintage kimono silks. 

I enjoy meeting people and learning about different cultures. Recently, my travels have taken me to much of Europe, England, and Israel, as well as Japan. On each journey, I collect fabrics and papers to use in my artwork. Architecture and natural landscapes fascinate me and you will see this reflected in many of my pieces.

Thank you for visiting my website. I hope you enjoy my artwork as much as I have enjoyed creating it.