Art Quilts

About the Artist

After many years of teaching mathematics, it was natural to create traditional quilts when I took up quilting 10 years ago. Traditional quilts have a precision and yet allow for creativity, much like my favorite school subject. But when I saw a non-traditional wall quilt, my quilt making took an entirely different direction and I have gloried in the freedom and challenge.

Fabric enables me to create and interpret what I see and feel but could never reproduce with a pencil or paintbrush. Starting with an idea or a feeling, the luxury of playing with colors and textures of fabric lends another dimension to my ideas. If I need a special color or texture, I can paint or dye the fabric, I can make a stamp and break up a surface, I can use a pastel or a paint stick. I can borrow texture using a cooling rack from the kitchen, a tool from a hardware store, a rock from the beach – nothing is out of bounds.

My sewing machine supplies the stitching as a final embellishment. There is always the possibility of adding beads, paper; it is wonderful process that stops only when I convince myself that it is time to move on to another idea and the process starts anew.