I've found great inspiration in my travels, both around my home and around the world. Here you will see some of those embroideries that are the results of the way I see.

Grand Central Station has always been an inspiration. Here are two borders I created using imagery from the station...the grillwork is beautiful and instantly wanted to be translated into embroidery. The Grand Central Key is how I articulated the crown molding in the food court, as I was eating a piece of Coconut Cake from Magnolia. The French Market Grille is from that diner in West Hollywood, where I used to see Angeline all the time and the Providence Grille, believe it or not is my abstraction of a radiator. I have many images from NY and LA that have been articulated or in the process of being articulated so this section will be updated frequesntly.

There is an art to pairing one textile with another. My love of Fortuny fabric is highlighted here as well as work that pairs my own textiles with one another. I work diligently in creating stable applique' - and hand cut these shapes on my frame. It is labor intense work and allows for endless variation in types of contrast in color, pattern and texture.

I am constantly playing with the tools provided to me in my embroidery software. This page represents the playfulness that results in stretching the idea of what embroidery can be. In my mind, a needle can not only add thread to a surface but can also disrupt the ground that thread is piercing. My goal is to restructuring fabric in a way that is new, and sometimes difficult to identify as either woven or embroidered.

This category along with the Historic category speak to my relationship with different cultures and past styles and how I interpret these designs in embroidery. Fretwork and keys are an obsession.

Included in these examples are pieces I designed to enhance the beautiful and luxurious Alpaca fabric from Sandra Jordan. I was first introduced to this marvelous surface by Interior Designer Mary Douglas Drysdale when I produced my "Moroccan" Border for the Richmond Symphony Design House some years ago. It has since been a favorite foundation for my threadwork.

This is a small representation of examples of embroidery that are created from historic imagery. I'm inspired by what I see around me and that which I find in the many books in my private library. Art Deco, French Mid-Century Modern, American Arts and Crafts etc. I find inspiration in textiles that reflect different times and places.

Custom projects are a vital part of my creative development. I enjoy the collaboration it brings and how that collaboration allows me to stretch my imagination. These projects often include mixed materials as additional embellishments to embroidery, often achieved through my handwork.