
*Gyre* 2017 silk charmeuse, silk broadcloth; pieced, appliqued and machine quilted, hand beaded	Patience of Women Technique -Silk crepe, ombre discharge, over-dyed with fiber reactive dye, Thermofax screen print

*Periwinkle* 2017 Japanese shaped resist on crinkle silk.	*Clouds* 2017 Deconstructed screen print on silk noil.

*Smog* 2017 Deconstructed screen print, discharged& over-dyed; linen. An eerie view of the sun through a polluted sky.	*Shipwreck* 2017 Thermofax screen printing on over-dyed silk chiffon The shipwreck image is one I keep coming back to in my work. It is a metaphor for this poor dear planet and what we are doing to it.

*Ancient Dreams* Technique- Silk Broad Cloth, Deconstructed screen print, over-dyed.	*Haiku in Cloth # 3* Technique - Linen, shibori sampler, fiber reactive dyes

*Haiku in Cloth # 2* Technique - Cotton sateen, clamp resist shibori, stitch resist shibori, fiber reactive dye	*Haiku in Cloth #1* Technique - Silk organza, clamp resist shibori with fiber reactive dye

*Autumn Approaches* 2014 Clamp resist shibori, degummed silk organza Bojagi piecing	Agostina's Eyes 2014 Hand-dyed and printed silk cotton, Machine quilted Commemorates the failed romance between Vincent Van Gogh and Agostina Segatori

*Allein auf der Welt* 2015 Deconstructed silk screen printing on hand woven linen (Linen woven by Käthe Weber in der Nähe von Bremen Germany, 1947) "Ich bin auf der Welt zu allein und doch nicht allein genug." - Rainer Maria Rilke	*Channeling Sonia* 2016 Deconstructed screen print on Tussah Silk Lined with clamp-resisted silk crepe Inspired by Sonia Delaunay & her method of designing the fabric and garment at the same time, which she termed simultane'.

*Gentleness* Technique - silk doupioni, deconstructed screen print, over-dyed, Thermofax screen, polymer clay beads by Gary Gaubatz	*Joy* Technique- Silk habutai, acid dyes Inspired by the poetry of Kyndall Rae Rothaus

*The Hotel in My Heart* Technique- Silk organza, silk doupioni, stitch resist discharge and over-dye, free motion machine embroidery, Thermofax screen print Inspired by the poetry of Kim Hyesoon	*Frostfire* 2012 silk crepe, flour paste resist; thickened dye

*No Exit* 2011 silk doupioni; deconstructed screen printing; over-dyed	Risk Technique- Silk noil, Deconstructed silk screen Inspired by the poem by Anais Nin second attribution

Inevitable 2013 Viscose rayon challis, Thiox discharge, over-dyed	*Dark Dreams of a Tarnished World* 2011 silk doupioni, deconstructed screen printing; over-dyed

*Water Lilies* 2013 cotton silk, silk organza,digital printing, deconstructed screen printing, Thermofax printing with degumming paste; channel quilted	Jugs Degummed silk organza layered over silk habutai that was painted with thickened dye

Burned out Store #1 Technique: Thermofax screen print of charcoal sketch on silk noil, over-dyed	*Conserve Water* Technique: Silk noil, deconstructed screen print, over-dyed

Walls techniques: deconstructed screen printing on linen overlaid with degummed silk organza, hand embroidered	Burned Out Store #2 Technique : Collaged hand-dyed silk organza, channel quilted

*Invincible Warrior* Techniques: deconstructed screen printing on silk doupioni, over-dyed, machine quilted, beaded	Windows Technique: Degummed silk organza, over-dyed

Doors Technique: Mokume shibori, dye painted, machine quilted silk broad cloth (center panels took 100 hours to complete): side panels: hand-dyed textured silk	*From a Distance* 2007 silk charmeuse; rusted, buried & dyed underground; hand-quilted

*Rust Series No. 3* 2007 3 ply silk, rusted, buried & dyed undergound	*Shipwreck* 2007 silk gazar; rusted,Thermofax screen printed with degumming paste, over-dyed

*Rusted Memories* 2007 silk organza and digitally printed silk habutai; degumming, over-dyeing	*My Life in Camels* 2007 silk organza, silk habutai; degumming, digital printing; over-dyed. Some of the most important moments of my life have included a camel.

*The Bridge* 2010 silk charmeuse; deconstructed screen printing, over-dyed; channel quilted, beaded	*The Pick Axe* 2008; silk doupioni; Thermofax screen printed, over-dyed; raw edge applique'; channel quilted,beaded, horn and stone buttons Inspired by a Rumi poem; verse printed on the lining

*Hundertwasser's Holiday* 2010 silk broadcloth; Thermofax screen printed; painted with thickened dye; quilted	*Earth Mantle* 2006 slashed unbleached denim, silk organza; printed with degumming paste; hand stitched; drift wood buttons

*Butterfly Coat* 2007 silk organza hand painted with thickened dye	*The Burden* 2006 silk doupioni & silk organza; itajime shibori dyed, Thermofax screen printed; machine quilted, hand stitching For those without forgiveness, the past is a burden. For those without love, the present is a burden. For those without hope, the future is a burden.

Barnacle Jacket 2004 silk doupioni shell and lining; hand dyed silk organza overlay, appliqued organza "barnacles"	*Isaiah 40:31* 2001 pima cotton, painted with thickened dye; machine quilted

*The Dancing Coat* 1999 Kona cotton; printed, over-dyed, discharged, stamped; quilted, embellished; reversible. Inspired by a Koryak Dancing Coat . The original garment was thought to have belonged to a shaman; it was decorated with bone ornaments which may have represented a star map. http://www.mnh.si.edu/arctic/features/croads/koryak.html The constellations represented on my coat were visible in the night sky above my house.	*Iris by Night* 2002 commercial cotton batik fabric bias edge applique'; quilted, beaded. Bernina Fashion Show, Houston, Texas

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