Josephine's Locket

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Free-motion machine embroidery. Thread, photo transfer, sheer and metallic fabrics. (18" x 36") 2008.

Josephine's Locket is based on the locket my mother wore, in which she had placed tiny photographs of herself and my father. She had my dad's picture cut out in the shape of a heart. I found that particularly touching, a sign of the loving feelings that she had trouble expressing outwardly. My siblings and I didn't discover the contents of the locket until after her death in 2006. I included some of her perfume bottles to complete the double portrait.

This piece was included in the from WOMAN II exhibit at the Lakeland Community College Art Gallery in Kirtland, OH, March 9 - April 3, 2009.

Sui Ling's Portrait

Free-motion machine embroidery. All thread. (10" x 8") 2005

Sui Ling is a friend of mine who lives in New York City. This portrait of her was included in the from WOMAN II exhibit at the Lakeland Community College Art Gallery in Kirtland, OH. The show was from March 9 - April 3, 2009.

The portrait is now in a private collection.

The Apothecary

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Free-motion machine stitching. Monofilament and other threads. Bits of netting, yarns, and other fibers. (30" x 42") 2008

The Apothecary was part of the Director's Choice: FIBER exhibit at the Lakeland Fine Art Gallery at Lakeland Community College in Kirtland, Ohio.

The Dancers

Free-motion machine stitching. All thread. (9" x 12") 2009

Currently hanging in the from WOMAN II exhibit at the Lakeland Community College Art Gallery, Kirtland, OH. The show is from March 9 - April 3, 2009.

UPDATE:
The Dancers will be offered for auction at the Ohio Designer Craftsmen 15th Annual Gala Benefit held on April 25, 2009 at the Ohio Craft Museum in Columbus, Ohio. Proceeds will aid outreach programs of the museum.