CRANE

Throw Back Thursday Quilt from 1992 
Based on the poem- ‘Rice will not grow in New Hampshire . The Chinese do not know this. They travel with small white flutes.” Auther unknown

Original design based on origami folding. Each crane is pieced with different fabric and flys over a vertically pieced rice fields, embellished with 3-D leaves and freshwater pearl rice. 

Cottons marbleized, hand painted, batiks, silks, antique kimono silks. Metallic Quilting and couching. 21x43

Behind the Shadow, Waiting to Shine

Throw Back Thursday Quilt 
Behind the Shadow was the second art quilt I made in response to 9/11 tragedies. At that time. it was my hope that a new precedent would be set to bring our country into a new thought level beyond revenge. 

Intuitive curved piecing, free appliqué, and decorative machine quilting. Hand painted and dyed cottons.35x56

This piece was exhibited in Quilt 21 –American Arts quilts at the Brush Factory and included in their catalog.

Forest for the Trees

Throw Back Thursday Quilt
1999 Forest for the Trees 

This depicts a sun drenched early morning on a hill near my home. Intuitive curved piecing. Cotton, linen, silk, net, hand painting and quilted. 36x28