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The art quilt is a creative visual work that is layered and stitched or that references this form of stitched layered structure. —Studio Art Quilt Associates

Quilting snuck up on me. I made my first quilt when I was thirteen and dabbled more as our family needed coverings for our beds. My process took a turn five years after my young son died, and I letterpress printed a poem on cloth to heal. I ripped the material—as one does in mourning—and layered and sewed it. What was this thing I had made? I now know it is called an Art Quilt.

Having worked small for more than thirty years making books and cards, I find that making quilts allows me to continue to pay attention to each small part, while at the same time it enables me to work toward a much larger whole.

As a printmaker and writer, I am fascinated with marks and traces and how they become symbols for and signs of the people and beings who were there before. Each piece functions as a page where I can print from linoleum blocks, photopolymer plates, stencils, or type, and then embroider and quilt a longer text or texture. The photographic possibilities for solar printing from my own photographic imagery as well as hand-dyeing techniques also appeal to me. I like the space between images and words, colors and titles, where the viewer must interpret or fill in the gap, a little mysterious leap of inference.

I work in many sizes, and I've found that working with half of a twin size is perfect. It's also my height and wingspan. But even in the smaller quilts I embody the other half of the twin, the facing page, an open book.

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Short descriptions and price list for quilts from the exhibition Nature on Loan may be found in this pdf. Video tour of the exhibit is here.
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quilt
Precarious (March 2024)
24.5"w x 44.5"h
Letterpress printed from wood type on cotton; fabric paint with handmade stencil; hand-dyed velvet; Japanese cotton; embroidery; sashiko style "crossed birds" and "arrow feather" patterns; hand and free-motion quilting
Art Quilt: Precarious


small
Kelp Portrait (March 2024)
11"w x 23"h
Hand-dyed cotton; over-dyed original otter print cotton; sashiko thread, embroidery thread, button/craft thread; free-motion quilting; improvisational sashiko-style "fish scale" hand quilting
New Quiltlet: Kelp Portrait


long
Unmoored (March 2024)
19.5"w x 44"h
Hand-dyed cotton; letterpress printed from wood type on cotton; fabric paint with handmade stencil; silk thread; cotton thread; hand and machine quilted
Art Quilt: Unmoored


two
Waiting for Peace to Land (February 2024)
12"w x 12"h each
Hand-stenciled cotton; velvet, linen; silk binding; seed beads; reverse appliqué; hand quilted and beaded
Art Quilt(s): Waiting for Peace to Land


small
We're Gonna Live in the Trees (January 2024)
15.75"w x 27.5"h
Letterpress printed from wood type on cotton; found cotton; Japanese yarn-dyed cotton; cotton thread; free-motion quilted
Art Quilt: We're Gonna Live in the Trees


small
Keystones (January 2024)
8"w x 24"h
Hand stenciled on original otter print design and hand-dyed cotton; found cotton; velvet; Japanese yarn-dyed cotton; reverse appliqué; embroidery thread; hand quilted
Art Quilt: Keystones


quilt
Owl Construction (January 2024)
25"w x 41.5"h
Letterpress printed from wood type on cotton; found cotton; Japanese cotton yarn-dyed and printed cotton; embroidery thread; free-motion quilted
Art Quilt: Owl Construction


long
Heartstrings (January 2024)
8.25"w x 37.25"h
Letterpress printed from wood type on cotton; found printed cotton; Japanese printed cotton; embroidery thread quilting; free-motion quilted
Art Quilt: Heartstrings


quilt
Home More or Less (December 2023)
42.5"w x 30"h
Letterpress printed from wood type on cotton; hand-dyed cotton and linen; hand-dyed velvet; hand-pigmented linen; yarn-dyed Japanese cotton; embroidery thread quilting; free-motion quilted
Art Quilt: Home More or Less


quilt
Where's Owl (December 2023)
21"w x 25"h
Letterpress printing from wood type on cotton; hand-dyed cotton; Japanese yarn-dyed cotton; cotton thread; reverse appliqué; embroidery; sashiko-style “crossed birds” pattern; free-motion quilting
Art Quilt: Where's Owl?


small
At the Edge (November 2023)
14"w x 12"h
Linen, ice-dyed cotton; cotton and metallic threads; watercolor ground; watercolor; metallic brush pen; hand quilting; free-motion quilting
At the Edge: a Quiltlet


quilt
Kelp: Sea Gold (November 2023)
19"w x 23.75"h
Hand-dyed velvet; letterpress printed cotton from wood type; Japanese yarn-dyed cotton; watercolor ground; graphite: embroidery thread; metallic thread; variegated green cotton sashiko thread; machine pieced; free-motion quilted
Art Quilt: Kelp: Sea Gold


quilt
Kelp Kelp Otter (November 2023)
33.5"w x 46.5"h
Hand-dyed velvet; letterpress printed cotton from wood type; Japanese yarn-dyed cotton; perle cotton thread; metallic thread; variegated green cotton sashiko thread; machine pieced; hand quilted with sashiko-style wave pattern



quilt
Kelp Kelp Garibaldi (October 2023)
29.5”w x 45.5”h
Hand-dyed cotton, velvet, flannel; Japanese yarn-dyed cotton; letterpress printing from wood type on cotton; raw-edge piecing; sashiko-style quilting with "rising steam" and "fish scale" patterns; beads; cotton thread
Art Quilt: Kelp Kelp Garibaldi


quilt
The Hidden Otter (October 2023)
29.5”w x 34.25”h
Hand-dyed cotton and velvet; sashiko-style hand quilting in "rising steam" pattern; hand embroidery; cotton thread
Art Quilt: The Hidden Otter


abstract
I Was Hoping We Could Have a Conversation (August 2023)
24-26”w x 19-20.5”h (irregular size)
Hand-dyed cotton; hand-stenciled on cotton; cotton and linen offcuts; machine and hand quilted with cotton and linen thread
Art Quilt: I Was Hoping We Could Have a Conversation


two
Ups & Downs (August 2023)
11.8”w x 11.8”h (diptych of two quilts, each 30 cm square)
monoprinted and hand-stenciled on cotton; commercially printed cotton; machine and hand quilted with cotton and silk thread
Two More Pairs of Art Quilts: Entwined and Ups & Downs


two
Entwined (August 2023)
11.8”w x 11.8”h (diptych of two quilts, each 30 cm square)
monoprinted and hand-stenciled on cotton; Japanese woven cotton; machine quilted
Two More Pairs of Art Quilts: Entwined and Ups & Downs


two
One Crow Comforts Me (August 2023)
11.8”w x 11.8”h (diptych of two quilts, each 30 cm square)
monoprinted and hand-stenciled on cotton; hand-dyed cotton; hand quilted with cotton thread
poem by Alisa Golden published by Eunoia Review: One Crow Comforts Me
Art Quilt: One Crow Comforts Me


abstract
The Hidden Robin (August 2023)
30.25”w x 31”h
Hand-dyed velvet and cotton; pigmented linen; Japanese woven cotton; commercially printed cotton; cotton thread; hand quilted with sashiko "grasses" pattern
Art Quilt: The Hidden Robin


onion
All Is Not Lost (July 2023)
32”w x 43”h
Hand-dyed velvet and cotton; Japanese woven cotton; commercial cotton; silk organza; deColourant; hand-dyed linen thread; embroidery and metallic thread; embroidered and hand quilted
Art Quilt: All Is Not Lost


cloudlike
Heart of the Galaxy (July 2023)
43”w x 28”h
Hand-dyed silk and velvet; faux leather; repurposed corduroy pants; silk organza; fabric paint; embroidery thread; masked and painted; hand and machine quilted
Art Quilt: Heart of the Galaxy


collage
Count Zero Point One (June 2023)
36.5”w x 45.25”h
Painted and stenciled cotton; hand-dyed velvet; faux leather; lace; vintage glove; metallic fabric paint, acrylic ink; hand quilted with cotton thread; hand-embroidered with metallic thread
Art Quilt: Count Zero Point One


narrow
We Built Across the Land & Then We Took the Sky (March 2023)
16”w x 36”h
Cotton, velvet; metallic fabric paint, acrylic ink; hand quilted with cotton thread; hand-embroidered with silk thread; hand-inked wood type printed via letterpress
Art Quilt: We Built Across the Land & Then We Took the Sky


pieced
Birch Dance (February 2023)
20”w x 34.5”h
Cotton scraps; hand-stenciled with metallic fabric paint; hand quilted with cotton thread
Art Quilt: Birch Dance


quilt Magma: Undercurrents (December 2022)
32.5”w x 39.25”h
Letterpress printed on cotton; Hand-dyed cotton batting, pigmented silk organza; machine quilted
Art & Poetry Quilt: Magma: Undercurrents
Selected by juror Judy Kirpich for SAQA Global Exhibition, Color in Context: Red, to premiere at International Quilt Festival, Houston, Texas, November 2-5, 2023. Traveling: Australasian Quilt Convention, April 11 to 14, 2024, Royal Exhibition Building, Melbourne, Australia; Sydney Craft & Quilt Fair, July 3 to 6, 2024, International Convention Centre, Darling Harbour, Sydney NSW, Australia; Melbourne Craft & Quilt Fair, July 24 to 27, 2024, Melbourne Exhibition Centre, South Wharf, Victoria, Australia; Brisbane Craft & Quilt Fair, October 9 to 12, 2024, Brisbane Exhibition Centre, South Bank, Queensland, Australia


pieced
Around the Curve (December 2022)
33”w x 40”h
Hand-dyed cotton, solar-printed cotton, velvet; acrylic ink, fabric paint, fabric crayons, oil stick; hand-quilted and embroidered with cotton and metallic embroidery threads
Art & Poetry Quilt: Around the Curve


painted and pieced quilt with kaleidoscopic pumpkin and leaf shapes
Pumpkin Harvest (October 2022)
17”w x 22”h
hand-painted cotton with fabric paint, canvas; hand quilting
Painted Quilt: Pumpkin Harvest


pieced quilt with abstract and fragmented shapes
What Next / What Nest (October 2022)
32”w x 25”h
hand-dyed cotton, tea-dyed velvet; commercially printed cotton; Japanese cotton; hand-stenciled cotton with fabric paint; hand and free-motion quilting
Art Quilt: What Next / What Nest


quilt with abstract mermaid tail and waves
Mermaid Tail (September 2022)
31.25”w x 40.5”h
hand-dyed cotton, velvet, linen; Velma-dyed cotton; corduroy, flannel; hand-stenciled with fabric paint; hand and free-motion quilting
Mermaid Tail Lap Quilt, a Gift


pieced quilt divided into a grid of nine squares
Check All Boxes (September 2022)
22"w x 23.5"h
Letterpress printed cotton from wood type, linocuts; Japanese cotton; hand and free-motion quilting
Art Quilt: Check All Boxes


pieced horizontal strip quilt with various textures and printed words crossed out and free motion quilting of the words I can't tell you
Redacted (September 2022)
34.25"w x 32.5"h
Letterpress printed cotton from wood and metal type, linocuts, engravings, and collagraphs; Japanese cotton; free-motion quilting
Art Quilt: Redacted
Selected by juror Christine Aaron for SAQA + CSP Exhibition, Printed & Stitched: May 20 - June 16, 2023 at Art Ark Gallery in San Jose, CA; Grace Hudson Museum, Ukiah, CA; October 28, 2023 - March 17, 2024; San Jose Museum of Quilts and Textiles, CA; April 28 - September 1, 2024; Maloof Foundation for Arts & Crafts, Alta Loma, CA; Tentative dates February 16, 2025 - June 29, 2025; touring thereafter with Exhibit Envoy until July 2027. Full link at SAQA here.


pieced abstract quilt with embroidered diagram of regenerative receiver
Radio Silence (August 2022)
35.5"w x 35"h
Hand-dyed cotton and velvet; Japanese cotton; hand embroidery; free-motion quilting
Art Quilt: Radio Silence


pieced abstract quilt with small shapes including images of gears
Gears and Ears (August 2022)
24.25"w x 23"h
Hand-dyed cotton and velvet; letterpress printed cotton from linocut; Japanese cotton; free-motion quilting
Art Quilt: Gears and Ears


pieced abstract fiery quilt with small shapes askew in a sea of contrasting color
Controlled Burn (August 2022)
35.5"w x 43.75"h
Hand-dyed and commercially printed cotton, hand-dyed silk; variegated and metallic threads; free-motion quilting
Art Quilt: Controlled Burn


quilt with large pieced egg or pear shape and linocut prints on cotton of a windblown woman wading in the water
The Water Is Rising and I'm Looking for a Bridge (July 2022)
24"w x 37.25"h
Hand-dyed cotton and velvet, letterpress printed cotton; appliqué; hand and free-motion quilting
Art Quilt: The Water Is Rising and I'm Looking for a Bridge.


long narrow quilt with abstract shapes and three silk organza streamers sewn in
What About the Trees (July 2022)
7"w x 32.5"h
Hand-pigmented and dyed cotton and silk scraps, silk organza; free-motion quilting
Art Quilt: What About the Trees


quilt of floating shapes and checkerboard at bottom with seven silk organza streamers sewn in
I Worry About the Sky (July 2022)
24"w x 23.25"h
Hand-dyed cotton and silk scraps, Japanese woven cotton scraps, silk organza; free-motion quilting
Art Quilt: I Worry About the Sky


quilt of pieced and stacked horizontal rectangles 15 high by 6 wide with inset stitched raw edge rectangles
Waiting (June 2022)
29.5"w x 18"h
Variety of cotton and linen scraps; raw-edge appliqué; hand-quilted with stitches of Morse code letters "C" and "T"
Scrap Art Quilt: Waiting


quilt of pieced giant kelp with dimensional bulbs and waving fronds
Holdfast (June 2022)
21"w x 82.5"h
Hand-dyed cotton, linen, and velvet; letterpress printed cotton; eco-printed cotton; embroidered; wooden beads; hand and machine quilted
Art Quilt: Holdfast
photo by Lia Roozendaal


shimmery gold quilt made up of pieced rectangles with some quilted flowers
Between Silence and Shout (May 2022)
18"w x 28.5"h
Letterpress printing on cotton, Japanese cotton; polyester, silk, and variety of fabrics; tacked by hand and machine quilted with metallic thread
The Gold Art Quilt: Between Silence and Shout


quilt with abstracted seashell imagery organized in squares loosely like nautilus proportions
All the Pretty Bones (April 2022)
28"w x 46"h
Hand-dyed cotton and velvet, Japanese woven cotton; cotton and metallic thread; sashiko-style stitching; hand and machine quilted
Art Quilt: All the Pretty Bones


long narrow quilt with pieced colored rectangles that go through twelve colors of the rainbow from redviolet to violet and gold zigzag stitching
Rainbow Roll (April 2022)
21"w x 83"h
Hand-dyed and commercially printed cotton, flannel, velvet, and silk; machine quilted with black and metallic gold thread
Art Quilt: Rainbow Roll
photo by Lia Roozendaal


quilt with layered streamers in triangular wing shape and wind symbol stitches and triangular silk pennant
Midnight Zephyr: Small Craft Advisory (March 2022)
32.5"w x 36.5"h
Hand-dyed cotton, silk, silk organza; reverse appliqué; cotton thread; hand and machine quilted
Art Quilt: Midnight Zephyr: Small Craft Advisory
Selected by Elizabeth Rooklidge, juror, for the SAQA exhibition, Primal Forces: Wind. Exhibit dates: August 4, 2023 - January 9, 2024 at The National Quilt Museum, Paducah, KY; February 8 - April 26, 2024 at Lewis-Clark State College Center for Arts & History, Lewiston, ID More dates to follow (at main exhibit link).


abstract pieced quilt with strips and stitched flowers and embroidered poem on a black background
At the Curb (March 2022)
26.75"w x 39.5"h
Hand-dyed cotton, Japanese woven cotton; cotton thread; embroidered and machine quilted
Art Quilt: At the Curb


round abstract pieced quilt with linoleum block pattern like lichen or dragons and quilted lines like crossed tree branches
Dragons in the Canopy (March 2022)
30.25" round
Hand-dyed cotton and velvet; Japanese cotton; letterpress printed from linoleum block; hand quilted
Art Quilt: Dragons in the Canopy


abstract pieced quilt with 9 x 9 squares in oak tree colors and embroidered outlines of oak leaves
Sown by a Squirrel, an Oak (February 2022)
16.5"w x 16.25"h
Hand-dyed cotton; Japanese cotton; velvet; corduroy; hand-pigmented linen and linen threads; hand quilted
One More Small Quilt: Sown by a Squirrel, an Oak


abstract pieced quilt with 9 x 9 squares in magnolia flower colors in the lower right diagonal half
Blooms Before Leaves: Magnolia (February 2022)
16.25"w x 16"h
Hand-dyed velvet, cotton, linen; Japanese cotton; hand-pigmented linen and linen threads; hand quilted
How Many Notes: Three Small Quilts and Acrylic Inks


abstract pieced quilt with 9 x 9 squares with light on a diagonal pointing right and mussel shell colors around the edges
Gift from a Gull, A Shell (February 2022)
16.25"w x 16"h
Hand-dyed velvet, cotton, linen; Japanese cotton; hand-pigmented linen and linen threads; hand quilted
How Many Notes: Three Small Quilts and Acrylic Inks


abstract pieced quilt with 9 x 9 squares in pond colors with four light squares in the upper one third
Pond/No Collecting (February 2022)
16.5"w x 16.5"h
Ice-dyed velvet, hand-dyed cotton, linen, silk; Japanese cotton; hand-pigmented linen and linen threads; hand quilted
How Many Notes: Three Small Quilts and Acrylic Inks


pieced quilt with Japanese fabrics and hole with bamboo and wooden bead windchimes
Wind Song (February 2022)
30.5"w x 43.75"h
Various Japanese cotton fabrics, linen, hand-dyed velvet; stencil with fabric paint; embroidered poem; hand-dyed perle cotton; cotton and metallic threads; bamboo, wooden beads, waxed linen thread
Themes and Art Quilt: Wind Song


pieced abstract quilt with meandering stitches like tree trunks and branches
Winter Branches Make More Perches (January 2022)
16"w x 15.25"h
Hand-dyed cotton and velvet; shibori and tie-dye; hand quilted with cotton and metallic thread
Three Small Scrap Quilts


pieced abstract quilt with meandering stitches and scattered small cats
Herding Cats (December 2021)
13"w x 20"h
Hand-dyed cotton and velvet; handmade stencil and fabric paint; shibori; ice dyed; hand quilted
Three Small Scrap Quilts


pieced abstract quilt with meandering stitches
Flying in the Rain (December 2021)
9"w x 25.5"h
Hand-dyed cotton and velvet; ice dyed; hand quilted
Three Small Scrap Quilts


pieced quilt of image made up of squares of a woman shading her daughter with parasol as they walk
In the Shadow of Wings (December 2021)
33.25"w x 46.75"h
Hand-dyed and solar printed cotton; woven taupe cotton; embroidered words: shelter, shadow, wings; hand quilted
Art Quilt: In the Shadow of Wings


pieced quilt vertical strips of a silhouette interspersed with the words of the title and quilted in horizontal lines
Would He Hide Me (November 2021)
30.5"w x 44.5"h
Hand-dyed cotton and velvet; woven taupe cotton; handmade stencils: deColourant, fabric paint; hand and machine quilted
Art Quilt: Would He Hide Me
Accepted to SAQA Virtual Gallery exhibition, "Textile Expressionism" and debuted July 1, 2022. (Take a tour of the virtual gallery at the link.)
Accepted into the de Young Open 2023; de Young Museum, San Francisco; Sept. 30, 2023 - January 7, 2024.


pieced quilt with parrot made up of squares
The Hidden Parrot (November 2021)
15"w x 45"h
Hand-dyed cotton and velvet; woven taupe cotton; letterpress printing from metal and wood type; seed beads; hand quilted
Art Quilt: The Hidden Parrot
Included in the SAQA Regional, Virtual Exhibit: Monochrome
To be shown at Pacific International Quilt Festival, July 24-27: Santa Clara, CA


pieced quilt with bare tree branches against sky blue and periwinkle velvets
Climb into the Sky (November 2021)
35.25"w x 45.75"h
Hand-dyed cotton and velvet; woven taupe cotton; tie-dye and overdye; hand quilted with metallic and cotton embroidery threads and hand-dyed perle cotton thread
Art Quilt: Climb into the Sky


pieced quilt with an eagle flying up through strips of trees
Catching Up (October 2021)
19.25"w x 20.5"h
Solar printing; woven cloth; muslin-backed silk; appliqué; sashiko thread; hand and machine quilted
Art Quilt: Catching Up
NFS


pieced quilt with horizontal strips and three velvet pieces and quilting in morse code for fog sun and hope
Through the Fog (October 2021)
30.25"w x 18"h
Hand-dyed cotton, woven cotton, cotton, hand-dyed velvet; hand-dyed cotton and linen thread, sashiko thread; hand quilted
Art Quilt: Through the Fog


pieced quilt with horizontal strips and three velvet pieces and quilting in morse code for fog sun and hope
Indivisible (October 2021)
29"w x 40"h
Hand-dyed cotton and velvet, woven cotton, hand-dyed silk organza; stencil; letterpress printed; metallic, cotton, silk threads; hand and machine quilted
Art Quilt: Indivisible (Liberty and Justice for All)


pieced quilt with squares that make up an American coot looking over its shoulder
The Hidden Coot (September 2021)
15"w x 45"h
Hand-dyed and letterpress printed cotton, woven cotton; seed beads; hand-dyed perle cotton and sashiko threads; hand quilted
Art Quilt: The Hidden Coot
Accepted into SAQA's regional traveling exhibition, 2022-2027, Prism Play: Peninsula Museum of Art, May 20 - July 17, 2022; Texas Quilt Museum, January 11, 2024 – April 27, 2024; Sanchez Art Center, May 31 - June 30, 2024 (5 weekends), Mills Station Arts and Culture Center (MACC), October 3-19, 2024; Visions Museum of Textile Art, January 11, 2025 - April 26, 2025; Carnegie Arts Center, September 12, 2026 - January 2, 2027. Full link at SAQA here.


pieced quilt with squares that make up a dog on her hind legs with paws up on a windowsill
The Hidden Dog (September 2021)
15"w x 45"h
Hand-dyed fabrics: velvet, cotton, silk; woven cotton; letterpress printed cotton, silk binding, silk organza binding; seed beads; embroidery thread; hand quilted
Art Quilt: The Hidden Dog
Included in the SAQA Regional, Virtual Exhibit: Monochrome
NFS


pieced quilt with stripes bird wings along left side and abstract piecings on right and text that says they work together
I Like a Kea (1) (August 2021)
36.5"w x 22"h
Hand-dyed cotton, hand-dyed cotton from Velma Bolyard, commercially dyed cotton, sashiko and embroidery thread; hand quilted
New Quilts: I Like A Kea (1) & (2)


pieced quilt with bird tail at upper right like a sunburst and text that says from nests in the ground to the sky to fly
I Like a Kea (2) (August 2021)
36.5"w x 23"h
Hand-dyed cotton, commercially dyed cotton, sashiko and embroidery thread; hand and machine quilted
New Quilts: I Like A Kea (1) & (2)


collagelike quilt with embroidered chickadees and sun in the center
Hello Chickadees (July 2021)
23.5"w x 30.75"h
Hand-dyed cotton, commercially printed cotton, woven cotton, velvet, sashiko and embroidery thread; hand and machine quilted
Art Quilt: Hello Chickadees





collagelike quilt with six panels each painted with the same mussel shell fragment in different positions
Study for a Finding (July 2021)
16.5"w x 28"h
Hand-dyed cotton, flannel, silk, sashiko thread; watercolor marker and graphite; hand and machine quilted
Art Quilt: Study for a Finding
SOLD





collagelike quilt with abstract pieces and leaflike shapes
It's Not Easy (July 2021)
24"w x 43"h
Hand-dyed cotton, velvet, woven cotton, sashiko thread; seed beads; hand and machine quilted
Art Quilt: It's Not Easy





collagelike quilt with abstract pieces and flowerlike shapes
Just Embrace the Pink (June 2021)
18.5"w x 33.5"h
Hand-dyed cotton, velvet, woven cotton, sashiko thread; hand and machine quilted
Art Quilt: Just Embrace the Pink (twin)





collagelike quilt with random letters and various textures and stencil of crow and two girls
City Share (June 2021)
25"w x 40"h
Hand-stenciled cotton, decolored cotton, woven cotton, velvet, sashiko thread, embroidery thread; hand and machine quilted
Art Quilt: City Share





quilt with stitched and stenciled origami bird shapes
Folding Birds (June 2021)
24.5"w x 35.5"h
Hand-stenciled decolored cotton, woven cotton, sashiko thread, embroidery thread; hand and machine quilted
Art Quilt: Folding Birds
SOLD





abstract rectangles in shades of hot pink with center flower and leaflike image
Embrace the Pink (June 2021)
18.5"w x 33"h
Hand-dyed cotton, velvet, woven cotton, sashiko thread; hand and machine quilted
Art Quilt: Embrace the Pink






abstract rectangles in shades of dark blue with bursts of light and contrasting gold stripe on the left
Be Light (May 2021)
29"w x 47"h
Hand-dyed cotton, velvet, flannel; sashiko thread, metallic thread; hand and machine quilted
Art Quilt: Be Light





embroidered infinity symbols on long horizontal strip with tree branch shapes
Infinity Tree (May 2021)
36"w x 8.5"h
Hand-dyed cotton, velvet; sashiko thread, metallic thread; hand quilted
Art Quilt: Infinity Tree





embroidered octopus and jellyfish on worn denim
Deep Beneath the Ink-dark Sea (March 2021)
42.5"w x 47.5"h
Hand-dyed velvet, cotton, denim; sashiko thread, metallic thread; fluorescent paint; hand quilted
Deep Beneath the Ink-dark Sea: Art Quilt





osprey perched on a rail made up of colored squares
The Hidden Osprey (January 2021)
25.5"w x 45"h
Hand-dyed and commercially made cotton; hand quilted with silk thread
Art Quilt: The Hidden Osprey




keyboard cover with vertical rectangles
Keys (January 2021)
22"w x 11"h x 3"d
Hand-dyed, woven and commercially printed cotton and linen; hand-stenciled; letterpress printing from wood type; hand quilted with cotton thread
Scrap Art Quilt: Keys




approaching cat made up of colored squares
The Hidden Cat (December 2020)
23.5"w x 43"h
Hand-dyed and commercially made cotton; hand quilted
The Hidden Cat: Art Quilt




owl on a tree branch made up of colored squares
The Hidden Owl (December 2020)
45"w x 43.5"h
Hand-dyed and commercially made cotton and linen; hand quilted
New Art Quilt: The Hidden Owl
Accepted to SAQA global exhibit, 2022-2025, SustainABILITY!
Venues: New England Quilt Museum, Lowell, Massachusetts, October 5 - December 31, 2022; Windgate Museum of Art, Conway, Arkansas, February 3 - March 17, 2023; AQS QuiltWeek shows in 2023: Grand Rapids, Michigan, September 13-16, 2023; and DesMoines, Iowa, September 27-30, 2023; San Jose Museum of Quilts & Textiles, San Jose, CA, January - April, 2025. See the Virtual Tour!




vertically oriented with outlines of birds and with beads throughout
A Chime of Wrens (November 2020)
10.5"w x 18"h
Woven cotton; seed beads and onyx beads; bound with hand-dyed cotton made by Velma Bolyard; hand quilted with embroidery and cotton threads
A Chime of Wrens: a New Textile SOLD





vertically oriented with match shapes running like horizontal stripes
Matches Are Made of Trees (October 2020)
9.75"w x 20.5"h
Hand-dyed cotton, linen and velvet; woven cotton, silk organza; random threads; hand quilted with silk thread
Matches Are Made of Trees: a Quiltlet


vertically oriented reverse appliqueed quilt with leaf shapes and embroidered vine with beaded flames
The Plague. The Fire. The Fall (October 2020)
24"w x 45"h
Hand-dyed cotton and velvet; commercially dyed cotton, woven cotton; seed beads; reverse appliqué; hand quilted with variegated thread and cotton thread
The Plague. The Fire. The Fall.: New Art Quilt
SOLD


vertically oriented pieced quilt with many small house shapes and large tree
Breaking Day (October 2020)
25.5"w x 45"h
Hand-dyed cotton, linen, velvet, silk; woven cotton; painted cotton with glow-in-the-dark paint; hand quilted with cotton threads
Breaking Day: Art Quilt
NFS


vertically oriented pieced quilt with embroidered spheres and one beaded sphere
Wishing Stars (September 2020)
20"w x 46.5"h
Hand-dyed and commercial cottons, linen, velvet; seed beads; hand quilted with cotton threads, and machine quilted with metallic silver thread
Wishing Stars: an Art Quilt


vertically oriented pieced quilt with squares in tree colors and textures with central larger rectangle of radial lines and patches like haze
Burn Zone (September 2020)
29"w x 42"h
Hand-dyed and commercial cottons, linen, velvet; hand quilted with silk and cotton threads, and machine quilted with variegated thread
Burn Zone: New Art Quilt


horizontally oriented pieced quilt with squares in tree colors and textures with beaded flame
Big Fires Start Small (September 2020)
19.5"w x 11"h
Hand-dyed and commercial cottons, linen, velvet, flannel, old corduroy shirt, hand quilted with silk thread
Big Fires Start Small: a Quiltlet


pieced quilt with geometric arched border and squares and scattered metallic silver lines
Rough Patch (September 2020)
15"w x 23"h
Hand-dyed cotton, commercially printed cotton, linen, velvet, flannel, metallic embroidery thread, hand and machine quilted
Rough Patch: a New Quiltlet


pieced quilt with random rectangles and tickets printed on some cloth and black border embroidered with the words a secret thorn torn halfway between truth and fear admit one
Admission (August 2020)
18.5"w x 37.5"h
Hand-dyed cotton, letterpress and commercially printed cotton, linen, silk thread, hand quilted
Admission: a New Quiltlet


pieced long and thin triangles on a black background with rectangular photo of cactus flower in lower right
Spike Spike Bloom (July 2020)
45"w x 43"h
Cotton; solar printing from original photos; hand quilted with cotton sashiko thread
Spike Spike Bloom: Art Quilt


5 appliqueed flying eagle silhouettes with rectangle beacon and embroidered poem
Aquila (July 2020)
19.5"w x 29.5"h
Hand-dyed silk, hand tie-dyed cotton; appliqué embroidery; silk and metallic thread
Aquila: Eagle Constellation Quiltlet


26 appliqueed profiles randomly facing right and left on quilt
Tell Me (June 2020)
13"w x 20"h
Hand-dyed cotton; hand stitching with cotton sashiko thread; machine quilted
What Is the Question? Tell Me: Quiltlet


appliqueed faces on quilt with vertical lines sewn across them
About Face (June 2020)
19"w x 22"h
Hand-dyed cotton; hand stitching with cotton sashiko thread; machine quilted
About Face: Quiltlet


small scrap quilt with word fragments and variety of colored triangles that form flying geese pattern
Some Birds Fly (June 2020)
19"w x 25.5"h
Scrap cotton, letterpress printed from wood type on cotton, cotton sashiko thread; hand quilted
Some Birds Fly: Quiltlet
SOLD



quilt in long panels with line down center
Backbone (May 2020)
19.25"w x 45.5"h
Vintage quilt fragment; stencil, hand-dyed muslin, velvet, cotton, cotton sashiko thread; hand and machine quilted
Backbone: Art Quilt


long narrow quilt with multicolored centipede
Centipede (May 2020)
approx. 30"w x 12"h
Variety of cotton printed scraps, hand-dyed cotton; appliqué; machine quilted; ribbon
For Gideon
Centipede: Quilt-Toy for a Tot



checkerboard quilt with numbers like a calendar and tie dye like trees interspersed with photos of warning signs
Repetition of Days (May 2020)
42.5"w x 39"h
Tie dyed and solar printed from original photographs on cotton; hand-quilted with embroidery and cotton sashiko thread
Repetition of Days: Art Quilt


tiled quilt with pavement pattern embroidered and poem that reads from both sides
Six Feet Over (May 2020)
71"w x 14"h
Painted and stenciled cotton, denim, other cotton, sashiko pattern and embroidered text quilting
Six-Feet Over: an Art Quilt


falling fabric eucalyptus leaves from a few at the top to many at the bottom
Sanctuary (May 2020)
22"w x 30"h
Hand-dyed cotton appliquéd leaves with machine quilting in continuous and freeform bird outlines
For Dianne Ayres
Sanctuary: a Tabletop Quilt


small randomly pieced quilt with wavy embroidered quilting and embroidered outlines of eyes
Blue Sky Eyes (April 2020)
25"w x 17.5"h
Hand-dyed, suminagashi, and commercial cotton scraps with cotton sashiko-style quilting (rising steam pattern) and silk-embroidered eyes
Blue Sky Eyes: a Tabletop Quilt


small randomly pieced quilt with embroidered text and sewn crossed circles with leaflike pattern
Solitary (April 2020)
17.5"w x 18.5"h
Cotton and synthetic scraps with cotton sashiko-style quilting and embroidered text
Solitary: a Tabletop Quilt


quilt with vertical bars and a little bird pattern with embroidered text
Cagey (April 2020)
19"w x 42"h
Cotton scraps with hand quilting and embroidered text
Cagey: an Art Quilt


small colorful pieced quilt with variety of scraps and a few words
Heard Mentality (April 2020)
18"w x 27.25"h
Variety of hand-dyed and commercially made fabric scraps with letterpress printed wood type
Heard Mentality: a Tabletop Quilt


colorful pieced quilt with three photos of docked cruise ship from a distance
It Was Supposed to Be a Luxury (April 2020)
28.25"w x 40.25"h
Variety of hand-dyed and commercially made fabric scraps with three inkjet prints on treated cotton from altered original photos
It Was Supposed to Be a Luxury: Art Quilt


pieced quilt with colored patched surrounded by black and two photos of empty New York City subway cars
Social Distance (March 2020)
34.5"w x 47"h
Cotton and velvet with two image transfers from altered original photos
Social Distance, the Art Quilt


appliqueed quilt of magnolia petals falling
Magnolia (March 2020)
32"w x 42"h
Ice-dyed cotton, letterpress printing from wood type, machine and hand-quilting
Magnolia: an Art Quilt


pieced quilt with velvet
Looking for Joy (March 2020)
34.5"w x 41.75"h
Variety of velvet, cotton, silk, and linen scraps: some letterpress or solar-printed, some plain.
Looking for Joy: a New Art Quilt


pieced quilt with raven black tie-dye and sunburst stitching
Wavelength (January 2020)
28.75"w x 47"h
Hand-dyed cotton, hand-embroidered quilting with ice-dyed cotton edges
Wavelength: New Art Quilt


pieced quilt with frayed edges and triangular mirrors
Rhymes with Fray (November 2019)
57"w x 79"h
Hand-dyed cotton, hand-embroidered quilting, 50 triangular sewn mirrors, hand-stenciled, with cotton edges
New Art Quilt: Rhymes with Fray


quilt with small painting of nasturtiums and lots of stitching
Resilience (September 2019)
22"w x 26.5"h
Eco-dyed cotton, watercolor on watercolor ground, hand-embroidered quilting, cotton edges
Resilience: a New Quiltlet


quilt with stenciled crow feathers and night fabric
Don't Look Behind You (July 2019)
44"w x 78"h
Tie-dyed cotton and hand-stenciled crow feathers, hand-quilting, cotton edges
Art Quilt: Don't Look Behind You


quilt with hundreds of embroidered dandelions
Turbulent Travels (June 2019)
35.5"w x 42.5"h
Hand-dyed cotton with hand-embroidered quilting, denim edges
Turbulent Travels: a New Art Quilt


quilt with marbled fabric and stitched concentric circles
Water Music (April 2019)
39.5"w x 41.5"h
Cotton, hand-marbled cotton with variations on classical European style, with embroidery thread hand-quilting
Water Music: a Quilt with Marbled Fabric


postcard-sized quilt with letterpress poem fragment and French knots
Picking Cherries (April 2019)
6"w x 4"h
A postcard quiltlet. Letterpress printing and embroidery on machine-pieced cotton with eco-printed silk dyed with cherries
Exhibit & Postcard-Sized Quilt: Picking Cherries
Accepted for Berkeley Public Library 38th Annual Quilt Show, May 6, 2019 to June 29, 2019.


quilt with embroidered poem and mixed stitching
Everything Is Temporary (January 2019)
40.5"w x 50.5"h
Embroidery on machine-pieced, hand-dyed and resist-dyed cotton, printed cotton, brushed cotton backing
New Poem Art Quilt: Everything Is Temporary


quilt with embroidered lace lichen hanging from tree
They Must Agree (November 2018)
9.5"w x 14"h
Embroidery on machine-pieced cotton
Lichen, Moss, Art, Writing, and a Little Quilt
Accepted for Berkeley Public Library 38th Annual Quilt Show, May 6, 2019 to June 29, 2019.


quilt with fragments of text and stitching like topographic map
Undersea Colonies (November 2018)
43.5"w x 60"h
Letterpress from wood type, hand-dyed, eco-dyed, and printed cotton, machine pieced, and hand quilted with linen and embroidery threads
New Work: Undersea Colonies
Accepted for SAQA exhibition, Convergence in Cloth: Shifting Tides; a traveling exhibition, April 19, 2019 through September 30, 2021. Venues: Works/San Jose; Pacific Northwest Quilt and Fiber Arts Museum (La Conner, WA); Chehalem Cultural Center (Newburg, OR); CityScape Community Artspace (North Vancouver, B.C.) [closed]: Wailoa Center [closed]; International Gallery of Contemporary Art (Anchorage, Alaska); Pratt Museum (Kachemek Bay, Alaska); Visions Art Museum (San Diego, CA); Olive Hyde Art Gallery (Fremont, CA) virtual gallery here; Pacific Grove Museum of Natural History (CA)


quilt of multicolored rectangles connected with silver threads and embroidered text
You Can Build a Bridge If You Can See the Other Side (October 2018)
33"w x 41"h
Cotton, hand-dyed and printed cotton, appliqué, machine sewn and handstitched text with sashiko thread
You Can Build a Bridge If You Can See the Other Side: New Quilt


Japanese-style patchwork jacket, front
Japanese-style patchwork jacket, back
Where Is My Home When My Home Turns Against Me? (October 2018)
62"w x 43.5"h
Letterpress from wood type, solar printed images from original photos, cotton, muslin, eco-dyed cotton, machine sewn and handstitched with linen thread
Form and New Work: Where Is My Home When My Home Turns Against Me?
Accepted for California Society of Printmakers exhibition, "Perception of Place: Works by the California Society of Printmakers & Monterey Peninsula College Printmakers Club" at Pacific Grove Art Center. September 6 - October 25, 2019. Juried by Marianne McGrath.


quilt with crow photos and text
Crows and Cons (July 2018)
42"w x 80"h
Letterpress from wood type, solar printed images from original photos on cotton and cheesecloth, denim, machine quilted and hand quilted with sashiko thread
Crows and Cons: New Quilt
SOLD


crazy quilt made of denim shapes and stenciled with echinacea flowers with faces
When in Drought (June 2018)
17.5"w x 19.5"h
Letterpress from photopolymer plate, stencils on denim, sashiko thread
When in Drought


curtain quilt made of organza and house images
There Goes the Neighborhood (May 2018)
32"w x 74"h
Solar prints on silk organza, cotton
There Goes the Neighborhood: new work
NFS


quilt of cats
Mirror Mirror: Two Black Cats (April 2018)
40"w x 68"h
Solar prints, sashiko thread, family clothes, cotton, velvet; hand and machine quilted
For MRB
Mirror Mirror: Two Black Cats Quilt


quilt of words: freedom, north, liberty, moses
They Know Which Way to Go (March 2018)
21"w x 50"h
Letterpress printing from wood type, embroidery thread; hand quilted
New Art Quilt: They Know Which Way to Go
Exhibited: Richmond Art Center Members' Show, 2018


quilt of cherries and poem
Almost Cherry Season (March 2018)
30.5"w x 77"h
Letterpress printing from metal and wood type, linoleum block, reduction linoleum block; embroidery thread; hand quilted
New Art Quilt: Almost Cherry Season


quilt of pleated cloth
Conversation (March 2018)
19"w x 20"h
Scraps pleated from previous quilts. Printed from solar-dyed cloth,
letterpress printing from wood type and linoleum blocks, embroidery thread; hand quilted
Conversation: A New Art Quilt
Exhibited: Home 1: Berkeley Art Center, CA, 2018; Accepted to SAQA SOFA Chicago 2022 (although exhibition ultimately was cancelled) by juror Carol Sauvion (Executive Director and Producer of PBS series, Craft in America)


quilt of watch parts and ears
What Are We Becoming (February 2018)
26.5"w x 59.75"h
Letterpress printing from wood type and linoleum cut in various colors, embroidery thread, cotton; hand quilted
New Art Quilt: What Are We Becoming


quilt of gears and ears
Becoming (January 2018)
30"w x 62"h
Letterpress printing from linoleum reduction cut; hand quilted
New Art Quilt: Becoming


strip quilt like ocean waves
Nightlights on the Bay (December 2017)
31"w x 51"h
Letterpress printing from wood type and photopolymer plates, hand-dyed solar prints from screen shots from www.sfbayospreys.org web camera; embroidery thread, hand-stitched text; sashiko-style hand quilting. A portion of the proceeds will be donated to Golden Gate Audubon Society.
New Art Quilt: Nightlights on the Bay


strip quilt like a wing
When Birds Sleep (December 2017)
33"w x 54"h
Letterpress printing from wood type and photopolymer plates, hand-dyed solar prints from screen shots from www.sfbayospreys.org web camera; embroidery thread, hand-stitched text; hand and machine quilting. A portion of the proceeds will be donated to Golden Gate Audubon Society.
New Art Quilt/Open Book: When Birds Sleep


quilt with whirley crane in the center
Sweet Osprey Dreams (November 2017)
30"w x 53.5"h
Letterpress printing from wood type and photopolymer plates, hand-dyed solar prints from photo by the artist and screen shots from www.sfbayospreys.org web camera, embroidery thread, hand-stitched text and sashiko-style quilting (waves, fish scales), patches. A portion of the proceeds will be donated to Golden Gate Audubon Society.
New Art Quilt/Open Book: Sweet Osprey Dreams
Exhibited: California Society of Printmakers show at Bridge ArtSpace, 2018


quilt with words and images taken from a passport with stitching of faces
Where Is My Passport? (October 2017)
31"w x 48"h
Letterpress printing from wood type, hand-dyed solar prints, linoleum block, machine stitched drawing, embroidery thread
New Art Quilt/Open Book: Where Is My Passport?


quilt of many hands in the shape of pistols
Hand Gun (September 2017)
45.5"w x 39"h
Letterpress printing from wood type, hand-dyed solar prints, embroidery thread
New Art Quilt/Open Book: Hand Gun
Included in SAQA exhibition, juried by Vicky A. Clark, Guns: Loaded Conversations
Exhibited: San Jose Museum of Quilts and Textiles (Apr. 28-July 15, 2018); New England Quilt Museum (Jan. 15-Apr. 27, 2019); University Art Gallery, Central Michigan University (Jan. 15-Feb. 28, 2020); [cancelled due to pandemic: Festival of Quilts, Birmingham, England (July 30-August 2, 2020)] Purchased by University Art Gallery, Central Michigan University, 2020


strip quilt with embroidered poem and imaginary angels
Seraph (the Holy Quilt) (August 2017)
40" x 68"
Letterpress printing from wood type, photopolymer plates, and linoleum blocks, embroidery thread
New Art Quilt/Open Book: Seraph (the Holy quilt)


block quilt with each letter of the words hope rants
Hope Rants (August 2017)
43.5"w x 69.5"h
Cyanotype, letterpress printing from wood type and linoleum blocks, embroidery thread
A Quilt as an Open Book: Hope Rants
Accepted for exhibition and for show card image, Regional Collective, at the Janet Turner Print Museum, California State University, Chico; Spring 2019


quilt made from denim with stitched ripples
Water & Power: Ripples (June 2017)
49.5"w x 69.5"h
Family jeans, letterpress printing from photopolymer plates, embroidery thread
Piece-Quilt-Bind—Water & Power: Ripples


quilt made from denim with pipeline shapes
Water & Power: Pipeline (May 2016)
51" x 72"
Family jeans and pants, embroidery of "pipeline" and "river" Orienteering symbols
Pipeline: A New Quilt


block quilt with various prints of trees and people Let Us Reach for the Edges (January 2016)
72"w x 48"h
Letterpress printing from linoleum blocks and collagraph on cotton cloth, embroidery thread
Let Us Reach for the Edges: Art Quilt #2



block quilt with various prints of hands and people
Strength (October 2015)
44"w x 66"h
Letterpress printing from linoleum blocks on tea-dyed cotton cloth, embroidery thread
An Art Quilt Called Strength


quilt with words and people
Act Now (2012/2015)
29"w x 27.5"h
Gesso stenciled imagery on canvas dropcloth, linen pants, sherry sack, flannel sheet, linen thread
A Quilt for the Letterpress


quilt with layers of fabric that are torn and stitched with a poem printed on them
Undone (2008)
25"w x 36.5"h
Letterpress printing from handset metal type on dyed cotton cloth, velvet, linen thread
mentioned in: An Art Quilt Called Strength



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