Sometimes experiments grow into something more but because they start as an experiment, it can be hard to know when you reach the finish line. That’s what has happened with this piece. I was experimenting with how to add more height to a piece so I covered some bottle caps with fiberfill and then stitched …
There are some artists that can tell you exactly where the idea for a project came from, what the story is behind a piece of art and why they felt compelled to create it. I’m not sure if I can tell you that about this piece I call Return to Joy. But what I can …
A Just Because book doesn’t have to BE anything or DO anything other than make you happy to work on it and happy to flip the pages and touch when it is complete. Don’t let the rules bog you down. Just have fun. Just Because. This book is about 4″ tall and about 2.5″ wide. …
Just Because book #3 is a combination of momagami paper I have made myself and my dyed fabrics. It is filled with fibers and fabric and bits of stitching. Just Because book #4 in blue. This measures about 2.5″ by 3.5″. Watch a flip through of this little book HERE.
This is Just Because Book # 3. It measures about 4″ x 6″ and has 10 pages packed full of texture and color. Working on this little wonky books was the very best way for me to settle my ping pong brain that often bounces all over the place. I gather up fabrics and fibers …
I love to experiment with different ways to showcase the many leaves I obsessively collect.
This little book is about 3″ wide by about 4″ tall and has 22 pages. The pages are made from painted fabric scraps and covered with more scraps and thread and fibers and, of course, stitching. I had such a good working on this little book and I truly think this is where I fell …
Fabric books may not always have words on the page but the tactile nature of them speaks volumes to me. I can’t say no to fabric. It’s an absolute addiction. But something had to be done with all the scraps that were piling up around me so I decided to make them into a little …
This book was inspired by my love of nature. I have gathered bits and pieces of my garden and put them into a book to share with you. The pages are colored with inks I have made from plants in my garden. All the fabrics used have been dyed by me in various ways. You …
