Contemplations.
April 2020 started with me making hundreds of masks,
in white & neutral colors.
While other artists were sharing the art they were creating
I felt the pressure to keep as many people as possible safe, I didn't realize how angry I felt until I stopped making them. The loss, the fear, the anger at the people and politicians in my area who refused to care about the safety of others. I refused to make another mask until I was challenged to make a mobile from them. I have returned to making masks, in many bright fabrics; adapting the pattern for the best fit so everyone can wear it in comfort. The virus has changed our lives and I want to do all I can as an artist to keep as many people healthy as possible.
Veiled Reality Stay-mobile.
ART IN THE TIME OF CORONA™ Volume 3 2022
CALC member show I REaD it Somewhere Feb. 2021
Council for the Arts August 2020
Wilson show September 2021
Textiles Unleashed Southern Alleghenies Museum of Art SAQA PA 2023
Through the Mask: Conversations about Culture and Covid
McCarl Gallery at Saint Vincent College Latrobe PA 2022
Veiled Reality.
base 12" wide x 48" high x 2" deep
18" wide x 60" high x 11" deep
Womb of the Nation
Tears in the fabric, tears on the fabric, frayed edges, on the fringe.
Simple Lines: SAQA Regional Show
I studied maps of the area that is Washington DC throughout the mapmaking history of the area trying to find the spark to create the work for this show.
The towns and cities built up, more roads & transit were added.
Originally I thought I would be layering the maps, each layer simple with a complex end result.
As I started drawing I realized the one constant was the waterways.
Waterways, that took on the female form.
Washington was designed to be the foundation for the Nation for all, but men have used it to benefit those who already have the power.
The convergence of the Potomac & Anacostia Rivers drains away life in self-interest.
Can the waters wash away the hate & greed and give life to a country where all are given a chance to live?
Created in September 2021 while listening to coverage of the Texas abortion ban.
On tour in the Studio Arts Quilt Association Regional DC/MD/WV Exhibition ‘Simple Lines’
McLean Textile Gallery in McLean, Virginia December 14, 2021 through January 13, 2022
Mid-Atlantic Quilt Exhibition February 2023
The Delaplaine Art Center in Frederick, Maryland September 7, 2024 through October 27, 2024
24” wide x 48” long
Machine pieced, machine raw edge applique, machine quilted, and quilted and quilted.
Cut away to show the raw, frayed edges.
Outer edges 24” wide x 48” high.