I am a native Californian living and working in Soquel, which is located on the Central Coast of California in the heart of the beautiful Monterey Bay.

I am a fabric artist who received an art scholarship upon graduation from South Pasadena High School, after which I attended UCLA, where I received an Associate of Arts degree from their Art Department, with a major in Design in 1958.

To relax from the pressure of a busy daily schedule, I developed an interest in quilting. My love of fabric and color had only grown over the years, as the quality of quilting fabrics increased exponentially and the hues and values of printed fabric became so rich and varied. During this time I acquired a huge selection of fabric which I use in my work.

Since quilting takes such a long time in order to produce one piece, I began to experiment with other methods of using the fabric to create artwork that could be completed more quickly. Pleased with the effect of the fabric collages, I began to devote more time to this process, embellishing the scenes with hand stitching.

After retirement in 2000 (followed by a move to the Monterey Bayarea), my return to my first love marks the moment when I started creating art on a full time basis.

The pieces shown are original works, though I sometimes use adaptations of well known paintings and photographs as my subject, letting the fabric in my collection render its own version of reality.