Abstracts

I create mixed media and textile abstracts with materials that include vintage kimono silk, art papers, paint, tulle, cotton, yarn, ribbon and wool roving. Hand and machine stitching, painting and block printing are among the techniques used in these works. My improvisational and playful process results in multi-layered and multi-textured pieces that incorporate vivid color, dimension and surface embellishment.  

Each textile piece is raw edged and floated on a white mat.

This piece uses the Japanese technique of Boro, layering fabrics together to extend the life of a garment or textile, and applies the technique to kimono silk fabrics. Each piece is hand stitched to other pieces using a basic running stitch. Painterly is hand stitched entirely of vintage kimono silks

16” x 20” frame.

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Entirely hand stitched using Boro method, Autumn Celebration is made of vintage kimono silks with special focus on a fan and stylized flowers.

18” x 18” frame.

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Hand and machine stitched of vintage kimono silks, the delicate cranes are surrounded by playful Japanese imagery in many colors. Purples, oranges, reds, grays and greens predominate.

16” x 20” frame.

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Tumbling is machine stitched of primarily green and orange pieces of kimono silk. Blocks of fabric tumble down and around a single fan.

14” x 18” frame.

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Textures of Japan is a mixed media collage that includes vintage kimono silks and papers made of natural fibers.

9” x 12” frame.

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Tokyo Blues is a mixed media work that includes Japanese art papers and vintage kimono silks in shades of blue. This collage is machine stitched.

9” x 12” frame.

Available