meet the artist
 Outdoor education programming in the wetlands of California
Originally from California, I now live in North Carolina with a husband, a dog, and children and grandchildren nearby. From here my art is informed by the smell of this well-watered land, damp and floral; the singular light of the descending sun bending around the loblolly trees; and the incessant bird calls—particularly the one that cries out, “pretty, pretty, pretty.” I take that personally. I love that bird . . .
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Weaving in community at the Triangle Fiber Arts Center in Chapel Hill, NC
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I have been interested in and experimented with many artistic expressions--paint, film, animation, drama, collage, dance, writing, storytelling . . . and so on . . . just short of underwater basket weaving (I did pursue SCUBA for a time and wove a pine needle basket or two, just never at the same time.). I am now pursuing weaving, especially tapestry; painting, with oil, acrylics or wax; and enameling. I love the materials, and am a process-oriented person, so these, and possibly other mediums that catch my eye, will be incorporated into my work, either stand-alone or in synthesis with a variety of materials.
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Yarn
Beginning Tapestry with Anita Wolfenden, Triangle Weavers Guild (TWG).
Beginning Color with Rose Warner and Ruth Ann Ross, TWG
Color Blending and Texture with Jan Friedman
Tapestry with Tommye Scanlin
Wedgeweave with Connie Lippert
Color Gradations with Rebecca Mezoff
Design Solutions for the Artist/Weaver with Rebecca Mezoff
Mad Hatchers Tapestry Study Group, TWG
Contemporary Textiles Study Group (ContempT), TWG
Weaving as an Art Form Study Group, TWG
Paint
I studied drawing, oil painting, design and watercolor at American River College in Sacramento, California, and continue learning and growing through local and online art classes and workshops, including the Paint it Orange workshop in Orange County, 2022. Combining paint with being outdoors is one of the best things ever!
Wax
Encaustics: Playing with Fire, with Roxanne Russo. Joseph C. Campbell Folk School.
Intermediate/advanced encaustic painting online workshop with Theresa Sterling.