Large, handwoven tapestries
I find my inspiration in the colors, shapes, and movement in the natural world, and my work is about expressing and conveying the feelings of joy, peace, and tranquility that come with the contemplation of Nature. Using a traditional tapestry technique, I am constantly striving to extend my ability to capture the nuances of color tone and structure. I work entirely on upright tapestry looms using only the highest quality tapestry yarn.
My inspiration and ideas are explored initially through the medium of watercolor. When I reach the point where I feel that I am ready to commit to devoting many months to transforming my concept into a tapestry, the outline of the watercolor design is traced and then digitally enlarged to the full size of the final tapestry. This enlargement provides the map for guiding the hand-weaving process while the watercolor provides the guide for the selection of the yarn colors and tones. During weaving, multiple fine threads of varying thicknesses are blended to capture the delicate variations in the color tones of the watercolor.
In my recent work, I have returned to an earlier fascination with the shapes and surfaces
of stones on beaches, and in fields and in shallow waters and the challenge of capturing the three-dimensional time-weathered surfaces and the sense of weight. I would like the viewer to feel that they can walk around each stone and see it from the other side.
