Quilting, historically a woman's craft, is repurposed in the form of hand-cut, dyed, and stitched paper quilts. Unusable as quilts in the traditional sense, each piece, made of thousands of hand-cut, dyed shapes and stitches, represents the daily load we each carry. The intertwined roles of mother, caretaker, artist, worker, and provider are only the beginning of my own day-to-day experiences. Joy, boredom, grief, rage, gratitude, and many other constant emotions overlay the decisions and experiences I make and have every day while adding to the complete picture of what we all carry.

My personal research interests include looking at the impact of time use surveys on the knowledge of women's work, the balance of women and family in the workplace, and the effect of working within gendered institutions. The artwork is often inspired by my daily surroundings and movements, including the desert colors and the emotions that are a constant companion as a mother in today's world.

Artist Biography
My artwork is comprised hundreds and often thousands of hand-cut and dyed paper circles and shapes stitched together. I hand cut each shape with scissors, dyed them multiple times in water baths, and then dry, taped, and stitch the paper together. I have been dyeing paper for over 18 years. My work is in permanent collections worldwide, including the Learning Connexion in Wellington, New Zealand, the Kyoto Seika University Print Collection, Sakyo-ku, Kyoto, the Doyle Collection, Santa Rosa, CA, and the International Museum of Collage in New Mexico. I have had solo shows in Petaluma, CA, and Cookeville, Tennessee, at Santa Rosa Junior College and Tennessee Tech University.

The stitched paper became my sole artwork after an evacuation of my hometown of Santa Rosa, CA, in 2017. My family was blessed to have our home safe after the Tubbs fire swept through the city and burned down over 5,000 homes. The ensuing months and years resulted in tremendous reflection about my studio practice, what is truly important and what makes a thoughtful piece of art worth making. By breaking down the work to its simplest form and focusing on circles, patterns, color, and connection, the values of everyday choices, finding joy, and choosing a sense of wellness and calm are all present in the artwork.

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