My current artistic endeavors have taken me on a journey of discovery through fabrics and quilting. Each piece starts with a small idea that ignites my creativity, such as a social issue, or a biblical passage, or maybe a memory. Next I research the subject and sketch some ideas. My favorite part is laying out all the fabrics and choosing which to incorporate. Some pieces smolder on my design wall for a long time, before I find just the right fabric to flame it to fruition. I work intuitively trying to incorporate color, line and texture in my pieces. I use lots of nontraditional fabric, such as upholstery scraps, mesh fabrics, dryer sheets, old clothing, organza, and hand dyed/rust dyed materials that I make. I like to try to create fluidity in my pieces and incorporate dimension with trapunto and free flowing objects. Many pieces are a visual interpretation of my one of my poems.