Artist Bio

Fiber artist and Cat Lover

 

I clearly remember being asked: “What do you want to be when you grow up?” I answered: “I want to be an artist!”  Then I was told I had choose a career to “support myself”  and encouraged to earned a few business degrees.  So off I went.  30 years and a business career later,  it dawned on me I was working on the wrong things – this was not even close to fun and fulfilling.  Time to actually be the artist I am. 

I’m thankful to be creating.  One of my biggest fans is  Momo. That’s her in the picture.  She brings me joy and many purrs every day. 

Where My Fiber Art Has Been Exhibited

  • Traditions and Beyond, Tompkins County Quilt Guild Bi-Annual Quilt Show, Dryden, NY – 2022
    • “Stream Crossing” – Award of Excellence – Best Use of Color and 3rd Place Contemporary Small Quilt 
  • 2023 Rochester – Finger Lakes Exhibition, Juried, Memorial Art Gallery, University of Rochester, Rochester NY 4/23/23 – 8/6/23
    • “Stream Crossing” sold
  • Textiles Unleashed, SAQA-PA Juried Annual Show, Southern Alleghenies Museum of Art, 4/28/23-7/9/23
    • “Sanibel Herons” 
  • Flowers, Trees & Roots: The Wild World of Plants, Juried, View Arts Center, Old Forge NY 12/2022 – 3/2023
    • “Mosaic II” and “Mosaic III”
  • Odyssey / Ithaca, Cayuga Arts Collective, Juried, Petrune Gallery, Ithaca NY 4/2024
    • “Mosaic III”
  • Drop by Drop, Cayuga Arts Collective Annual Member Show, Trumansburg NY 6/1/24 – 7/26/24
    • “Sanibel Herons” – People’s Choice Award
  • Recycled / Reimagined, SAQA-PA Regional show, Pennsylvania National Quilt Extravaganza, Oaks PA, 9/2024
    • “Tidal Pool”
  • Quilts Unlimited, View Arts Center, Old Forge NY – Juried 10/2/24-11/30/24
    • “Reflections NYC I” – Best use of Color Award
    • “Reflections NYC II”
  • State of the Art Annual Juried Show, State of the Art Gallery, Ithaca NY 12/2024
    • “Buttermilk Falls Trail”

Where you'll find me

When I’m not in my studio, I’m biking  country roads near our home or hiking the Finger Lakes Trail system.  Gardening is also a passion of mine and I regularly yell at the many deer who enjoy my home gardens.  The theme here is nature: I love being outdoors, experiencing nature.  🙂  

That is what influences my art and makes me who I am.