
Category Archives: Hand sewn
“Seeds and Pods -Life Will Find A Way”
“Hello Mr. Wonderful, Said My Premenpausal Lady Parts”

36’x48″ Silk on linen, cotton and metallic floss and thread
Explanation of my spelling of “Premenpausal”: I was thinking about an archetypal female experience. Menopause is an opportunity to “pause” as we rethink what it means to be female, and how we, without the very insistent push from hormones, relate physically to the “men” we love.
“Talkin’ It Out – The Many Sides of a Debate”

Silk on silk, hemp twine, cotton thread 30″x40″
After watching a political debate on TV
“We Stick Together Like Glue”

This represents my wonder- filled- 40- plus- years with my beloved Mark,. If I have to be at home with almost no social interaction for months , I am blessed to be living with my very best friend, companion and lover. We have been most happily at home together on our second honeymoon. And we do stick together like glue.
“Lovers Don’t Finally Meet, They’re In Each Other All Along” Rumi
My response to finding the love of my life, my soul-mate Mark, across a crowded room over 40 happy years ago.
16″x20″ Silk on polyester, metallic and cotton thread and floss
“Covid 19 – Fear and Hope”
This piece is based on my experience with my initial fear of the “VIRUS” and my decision to continue joyfully in the midst. It reads from left to right with the rigid as the pressure of fear, and the right side is me saying to my fears I intend to live lovingly, joyfully and always with hope. “Covid 19- Fear ad Hope” is hand sewn and embroidered silk on linen with cotton, metallic and hemp floss and thread 48″x48″ .
“Life Will Find A Way”
“Life Will Find A Way” 16″x20″ Silk on linen, cotton and metallic floss and thread
“Life breaks free, it expands to new territories, and crashes through barriers painfully, maybe even dangerously, but, uh, well, there it is.. Life will find a way.” Jurassic Park
A Window to My Soul
“Alum and Then Some”