Fiber and Found Objects
Repurposing single use plastic and other consumer waste with an emphasis on sustainability.
SWEET TOOTH Hand stitched plastic from food packaging.
Hand stitched plastic from single use plastic consumer waste.
Hand stitched plastic bags.
Hand stitched single use plastic and beach trash.
Beach trash hand stitched to muslin.
Hand stitched beach trash and plastic bags on vintage repurposed fabric from a discarded pillowcase.
Hand stitched bojagi embellished with found objects picked up on the beach.
Woven and hand stitched plastic bags embellished with embroidery.
Machine stitched plastic waste. My contemporary take on a crazy quilt.
Custom quilt. Machine stitched.
Custom quilt detail. Machine stitched.
Custom quilts. Hand stitched.
Custom quilt. Machine stitched.
Custom T-shirt quilt. Machine stitched.
Custom T-shirt quilt. Machine stitched.
Custom 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. Completed while traveling up the west coast of Africa from Cape Town to South Hampton, England. The finished quilt hangs in the Crystal corporate offices in CA.
Machine pieced fabric scraps. Embellished with beach trash, hand stitched.
BROKEN Hand stitched plastic bags and embroidery.
BROKEN quilt detail. Embroidery on plastic.
FLAG OF REMEMBRANCE Machine stitched, Tribute to to victims of 9/11/01. Part of the permanent collection of large works at the World Trade Center Memorial Museum.
Custom quilted wall hanging. Anniversary gift.
Custom quilted pillow. Graduation gift.
Custom quilted pillow. Machine stitched. In memory of.
Statement stitching. Hand stitching on muslin. Microplastics from the beach.
Hand stitched plastic bags on muslin.
Hemp and plastic weave on bent wire.
Hemp and plastic tightly woven in the round on found object.
Hemp and plastic weave; a long journey of over and under.
Hemp and plastic weaves; my first attempts were tiny.
Collaged single use plastic bags and mylar balloons; an atypical tapestry of sorts.
Collaged single use plastic from bags and food packaging.
Pine needle woven basket embellished with plastic beach trash.
Pine needle woven basket embellished with plastic beach trash.
Woven hemp and plastic on found metal with drift wood and plastic beach pail handle.