I am a visual storyteller. I love stories, I love telling stories in a visual medium. I work in fabric because of the tactile and textural qualities inherent in cloth, and I do narratives because the story is a natural starting point for me. My background is in illustration and literature. After working for many years as an illustrator-for-hire working in watercolor and pen-and-ink, I fell in love with textiles and began making contemporary narrative art quilts.
When not in my studio, I work at Goodwill Art Studio and Gallery, creating art with adults with disabilities. Also, I am an Ohio Arts Council residency artist,
traveling around the state sharing my love of narrative quilts with schoolchildren of all ages.
“The Universe is made of stories, not atoms”
— Muriel Rukeyser
