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I've been a fiber artist for 20 years drawing inspiration from our Colorado environment. I start with white silk fabric, which I paint, dye and sew to create unique art: hangings, silk scarves, felted shawls and jackets.

I am a member of the Janice Ford Memorial Dye Garden at the Denver Botanical Gardens-Chatfield. We make the natural dyes I use for botanical printing, where I arrange leaves, seeds and flowers to create the designs. Fascinated with Nuno-felting, I combine silk painting and felting using Coloradan alpaca fibers to create unique shawls and jackets. I have also studied Shibori, a Japanese method of creating patterns on fiber.

I teach dyeing, silk painting, Shibori, Nuno-felting and botanical printing at the Taos Fiber Market, Estes Park Wool Market, Salida Fiber Festival and the Center for the Arts Evergreen as well as for private groups.

Memberships

Rocky Mountain Handweavers Guild

Janice Ford Memorial Dye Garden at DBG

Women's Caucus of Art

NoBo Art District