Silk Tie Quilt, 36" x 59" I started off with the ties as I received them. The colors were consistently dark red and navy blue. The blocks I constructed with those are contained within the blue and teal bands. With the rest, I stripped the colors out and redyed with red, yellow and blue. I used these ties to create the pieced cross and borders. Although I was frustrated and dissatisfied throughout the whole process, I like the finished result very much, and am planning to do more.

Experiments with batik

vat dyed









Direct application

SALSA Exhibition

This week I had two pieces accepted into SALSA (South Alabama Survey of Artists) at Space 301 in downtown Mobile (space301.com). The exhibit will open on Friday, July 10th. The pieces are:


Bones, 36" x 70" (and detail), 2009

















Alzheimer's #1, 27" x 26" (and detail), 2008

The Dream Rocket

My Space 301 class and I have reserved a spot on the Dream Rocket in Huntsville, AL. Jennifer Marsh, of the International Fiber Collaborative (internationalfibercollaborative.com) is collecting fabric panels from around the world to cover a Saturn rocket. Check it out at thedreamrocket.com. Our contribution has the theme of "World Peas", with the hope that hunger can be eliminated for everyone. Here's my contribution.

12" x 12"

Responding to the Gulf disaster

I had an immediate and visceral reaction to news of the BP oil spill. Here are the initial results.
All three are fabric stretched on a wooden frame.

Shame. 16" x 16"

BP Assault. 18" x 28"

Be Outraged. 20" x 24"