Three more Found Object Mandalas
(Above: Mandala LXXXIII. Custom framed. Hung as a diamond: 23 1/2" x 23 1/2"; as a square: 16 3/4" x 16 3/4". Found objects hand-stitched to a single block of a vintage quilt. Found objects include:...
View ArticleMandala LXXXIV and LXXXV
(Above: Mandala LXXXIV. Custom framed: 16 1/4" x 16 1/4". Found objects hand-stitched to a block of a vintage quilt. Found objects include: a 19th century ambrotype surrounded by an embossed, copper...
View ArticleMy Contribution to Guadalupe Mountains National Park's permanent art collection
(Above: Dawn Along the Old Highway. 23" x 7". Digital image printed on fabric. Free-motion machine stitching. Custom framed.)Most of the National Park System art residency programs ask selected...
View ArticleMandala LXXXVIII and Mandala LXXXIX
(Above: Mandala LXXXVIII. Custom framed: 29" x 29". Found objects hand-stitched to a section of a vintage quilt. Found objects include: a table lamp's glass base under which is a clock gear; brass...
View ArticlePacking the Cargo Van
(Above: My husband Steve ... building boxes for the Found Object Mandalas! Click on any image to enlarge.)Searching for unique found objects is FUN! Stitching the Found Object Mandalas is FUN!...
View ArticleThe 2021 Philadelphia Museum of Art Craft Show
(Above: Mandala LXXXIX. Custom framed: 18 1/2" x 18 1/2". Found objects hand-stitched to a block of a vintage quilt. Found objects include: a lid to a vintage typewriter ribbon can; brass screw eyes;...
View ArticleMandala XC
(Above: Mandala XC. Custom framed: 29" x 29". Found objects hand-stitched to a section of a vintage quilt. Found objects include: Part of a glass table lamp over a brass part of another lamp; felt...
View ArticleMandala XCI
(Above: Mandala XCI. Custom framed. 18 1/4" x 18 1/4" when hung as a square; 26" x 26" when hung as a diamond. Found objects hand-stitched to a block of a vintage quilt. Found objects include: a...
View ArticleThe Protector
(Above: The Protector, 25 1/2" x 16 1/2". Manipulated digital image printed by Spoonflower on cotton fabric. Hand and machine stitching, beading, trapunto/stuffing, and custom framed with decorative...
View ArticleIf I Shed My Skin, What Color Would I Be?
(Above: If I Shed My Skin, What Color Would I Be?, 13 3/4" x 9 3/4". Snake skin and letters clipped from vintage ephemera in UV filtering epoxy on a Haviland porcelain platter. Click on either image...
View ArticleMandala XCII
(Above: Mandala XCII. Custom framed and hung as a diamond: 52 1/2" x 52 1/2"; hung as a square: 37" x 37". Found objects hand stitched to a section of a vintage quilt. Found objects include: a...
View ArticleBehold the Wonder, a solo show at Good Shepherd Episcopal in Sumter, SC
(Above: Window CCII. Framed: 26" x 22"; unframed 15 1/2" x 11 1/2". Polyester stretch velvet on recycled, black synthetic felt. Free-motion machine stitched with 100% black cotton thread. Melting...
View ArticleLast Words at the Sumter County Gallery of Art
(Above: Last Words, my solo installation at the Sumter County Gallery of Art. Click on any image to enlarge.)Last night was the opening reception for my solo installation Last Words at the Sumter...
View ArticleBehold the Wonder at Good Shepherd Episcopal Church in Sumter, SC
(Above: The Canopy inside Good Shepherd Episcopal Church in Sumter, SC. Click on any image to enlarge.)I am truly honored to have my artwork as the inaugural exhibition for a new program called "Art...
View ArticleThree Found Object Mandalas
(Above: Mandala XCV. Custom framed: 38" x 38". Found objects hand-stitched to a section of a vintage quilt. Found objects include: Two clock faces; copper pastry molds; shower curtain hangers;...
View Article145 Original Guestroom Artworks!
(Above: Steve holding one of the 145 original fiber artworks headed for the new Cambria Hotel in Columbia. Click on any image to enlarge.)It all started more than a year ago when I was contacted by...
View ArticleAnonymous Ancestors at Black Creek Arts Council in Hartsville, SC
(Above: Anonymous Ancestors at the Black Creek Arts Council in Hartsville, SC. Click on any image to enlarge.)Yesterday was an awesome one! It was a time spent installing my solo installation...
View ArticleCatching UP: Round One, Mandala XCVI
(Above: Mandala XCVI. Custom framed: 22 5/8" x 22 5/8". Found Objects hand-stitched to a section of a vintage quilt. Found objects include: A glass lamp section over a clock gear; laminated pieces...
View ArticleCatching UP: Round Two, Mandala XCVII
(Above: Mandala CXVII. Custom framed: 14 3/4" x 14 3/4". Found objects hand-stitched to a block from a vintage quilt. Found Objects include: a decorate brass candy mold surrounded by two bracelets;...
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