About Me
I create textiles with materials sourced from small farms and weaving cooperatives, and by using natural dyes made from plants, earth pigments, and rust for a more sustainable planet. My textiles are made using traditional methods, by hand and with love and attention, giving each piece it's own unique energy and meaning.
Dyeing with botanicals is a slow and meditative process. I use local plants, flowers, and homemade extracts to make my dyes. I work with all types of wools, silks, linens, and cottons to make hand dyed and hand felted textiles. I like to add recycled fibers to my work such as cottons and silks from vintage saris and kimonos.
My inspiration is found in the beauty of the natural world around me. In particular, I am inspired by trees and forests. I find the landscape of the forest to be inspirational, full of texture and amazing flora and fauna. I use many natural objects that I find on the forest floor in my art. These objects I see and gather and the place
My inspiration is found in the beauty of the natural world around me. In particular, I am inspired by trees and forests. I find the landscape of the forest to be inspirational, full of texture and amazing flora and fauna. I use many natural objects that I find on the forest floor in my art. These objects I see and gather and the places I have been tell their own stories. I am interested in showing the importance and renewability of the natural world and all its gifts to mankind; there is no limit to the possibilities of how nature can be harnessed to create original, breathtaking textile art.