Fiber and Found Objects

Quick Response/Slow Stitch Woven from single-use plastic bags. Hand stitched. This piece contrasts the slow, meditative process of hand stitching with the immediacy of today’s digital culture and our obsession with self promotion. It expores themes of relevance, obsolescence, environmental waste, and overconsumption. Exhibited at Oak Park Artists League, March 2025.

Artificial Truth Hand stitched raw applique on layered plastic bags. Hand quilted. 38" x 39" Artificial Truth explores the instability of information in the digital age. REAL and FAKE are repeated in bold, graphic forms, echoing the noise of conflicting narratives and misinformation. Hidden in each word is “AI” - a nod to the algorithms shaping what we see, believe, and share, asking us to question what we accept as real.

Resilience November 2024 Hand stitched raw appliqué In the wake of Trump's election, many women are feeling profound sadness and loss, as it signals threats to safety, equality, and hard-won progress. This piece with its bold pink feminist symbol tucked into Maya Angelou's inspirational quote, is a reminder of resilience and the enduring fight for justice. Let us honor survivors, support one another, and continue to demand a future free from violence and oppression.

Where Do We Go From Here A reflection on the state of the world and a question at the heart of the creative process. Hand stitched over 18 months marked by war, grief, and political shift, the piece emerged slowly, over time without a fixed plan. A meditation on uncertainty, presence, and the quiet act of making in response to the things that are out of our control.

Hand stitched bojagi embellished with found objects picked up while plalking on the beach.

$Broken; How do we heal this fractured, broken world? 2024 Plastic bags hand stitched to muslin. Broken is a personal reflection on the dark times we are living in; a heartbroken response to the tragedy of the October 7th massacre in Israel and the d$

Broken; How do we heal this fractured, broken world? 2024 Plastic bags hand stitched to muslin. Broken is a personal reflection on the dark times we are living in; a heartbroken response to the tragedy of the October 7th massacre in Israel and the devastating impact on innocent lives on both sides of the conflict. Through this piece, I strive to convey the pain, complexity, and humanity woven into this moment in time. Exhibited at Arts Westchester in White Plains April 2025.

Broken detail

A Tapestry of Trash: Sign of the Times Transforming discarded waste into a harmonious composition, inviting reflection on plastic pollution and overconsumption. and encouraging the viewer to contemplate their environmental footprint. Exhibited at Arts Westchester in White Plains April 2025.

Amongst the Wasteflowers 2024 16" x 16" Hand stitched beach trash and plastic bags on vintage repurposed fabric from a discarded pillowcase.

Save Our Seas A crushed plastic water bottle I found on the beach is hand stitched onto fabric layered with plastic bags and vintage lace to evoke the movement of water. In 2016 he Ellen MacArthur Foundation through its environmental research estimated that given current trends by 2050, there would be more plastic than fish in the ocean by weight. That staggering prediction inspired this piece. The hanging device at the top is a kid's sand pail handle also found on the beach. Exhibited at MAPSpace Gallery in Port Chester March 2025. SOLD

Over Indulgence Hand stitched single use plastic. Weaving is both my process and my message. A profound metaphor for life and the dualities that shape it- fragility and resilience, chaos and order, love and hate warp and weft. As both process and metaphor, it provides a way of reflecting on the interplay of opposites that shape our world. Dualities intertwined through the process of weaving, create a structure that embodies unity, strength, resilience, and balance. Repurposing single-use plastic and other consumer waste, calls attention to our modern habits of consumption and our throw-away culture, deepening awareness of the connections we "weave" between ourselves, the planet, and our future. Exhibited at the Pound Ridge Library March 2025.

Color study. Layered plastic bags. Hand stitched and wrapped around canvas.

Fragments of Consumption. Plalk 10.03.23. Part of an on going series of assemblages created from the materials I pick up while plalking. Found objects hand stitched onto an old rag and stretched on canvas. This series aims to challenge the way we see waste and invite reflection on the environmental impact of our everyday habits. Exhibited at MAPSpace Gallery, Port Chester March 2025.

Toxins in Our Tea. Hand stitched. MIcropoplastic, nylon tea bag, embroidery thread. Canvas wrapped. 8" x 8"

Woven plastic from food packaging hand stitched to cotton. Canvas wrapped 8" x 8". SOLD

The Plasticene Era utilizes the process of weaving to raise awareness about the ubiquitous nature of plastic in every aspect of our lives. The dense layering of these pieces remind me of sedimentary rock formations and the buildup of human activity over time, somewhat like the layering of packed materials you might find in a landfill. If these works are unearthed generations from now, might they be perceived as artifacts of an age when plastic became part of the geological record? Plastic bags, food packaging, natural hemp. Woven and hand stitched to a cotton base. Framed.

Up, up, and a waste. Collaged single use plastic bags and mylar balloons. Hand stitched. Stretched on canvas. 20" x 20"

Hemp and plastic weave on bent wire.

Imaginary Landscape. Hand stitched fabric scraps.

Hemp and plastic weave on tree branch.

Hemp and plastic weave on found object.

Hemp and plastic weaves on driftwood.

Hand woven pine needle basket embellished with plastic debris salvaged from the beach.

Woven hemp and plastic on found metal with drift wood and plastic beach pail handle.

Custom. Hand stitched raw applique. Canvas wrapped.. SOLD

Collaged single-use plastic from bags and food packaging.

Collaged single use plastic from bags and food packaging.

Hand stitched single use plastic and beach trash.

Woven and hand stitched plastic bags embellished with embroidery.

Seascape. Hand stitched plastic bags and packaging. Canvas wrapped. 12" x 12"

Machine stitched plastic waste. My contemporary take on a crazy quilt.

Earth Day quilt project 2023. Machine pieced. Hand stitched found objects scavenged from the beach. Machine quilted. Fabric remnants from prior projects, thread scraps from months of stitching face masks during Co-vid, beach trash. NFS

This custom commission quilt was a retirement gift capturing decades of memories. Machine pieced and machine quilted. SOLD

Custom quilt detail. Machine stitched.

Custom quilt capturing decades worth of memories. Machine pieced and machine quilted. SOLD

Custom quilt capturing decades worth of memories. One of two to be gifted as his, and hers. Machine pieced and machine quilted. SOLD

Commissioned quilt designed for the Crystal World Cruise in 2001. It was pieced by hand and assembled by machine. The centerpiece of each hexagon was embellished with embroidery and paint, capturing memories of the passengers on board as they traveled up the west coast of Africa from Cape Town to South Hampton, England. The finished quilt hangs in the Crystal corporate offices in CA.

Title: FLAG OF REMEMBRANCE Digitally printed cotton. Machine pieced. 22' x 26' The Flag of Remembrance is a tribute to the victims of 9/11/01. It is part of the permanent collection of large works at the World Trade Center Memorial Museum in NYC.