A colorful patchwork quilt displaying a skeleton figure holding a red heart and a donut, surrounded by flowers, cupcakes, ice cream cones, and burger and hot dog images, with a backdrop of bright, lively colors.

LIFE GALLERY

An embroidered artwork of a woman in a green striped swimsuit sitting on a pool ledge, with her left hand resting on her head and holding a drink in her right hand, and a large colorful bird head with black feathers behind her.
A fabric patchwork quilt depicting a still life scene with a stack of patterned fabric pieces, a white bucket, and a small red object, framed by red, black, and patterned fabric borders.
Black and white detailed portrait of a woman's face, composed of various floral and abstract patterns.
A pink quilted fabric with embroidered and appliqué design featuring a woman sitting cross-legged with arms crossed, wearing a purple dress and colorful socks. The background includes flowers, circles, and cloud patterns. Text reads "How does she?" at the top, "take her pills" around a floral design, and "I don't know" on the woman's leg.
Colorful embroidered artwork of a face with green skin, red eyes and tears, blue hair, surrounded by abstract shapes and symbols.
Colorful quilt with an underwater scene featuring a scuba diver among coral, fish, and aquatic plants.
Quilted artwork of a person riding a bike, viewed from behind, with green plants and landscape on the quilt's border.
Close-up of a quilt with a mural scene depicting colorful umbrellas, green foliage, and a person in a red shirt, with a focus on textured fabric and detailed stitching.
Close-up of fabric with black and white floral and geometric patterns, including an embroidered eye design and text that reads 'a good friend'.

Girlfriend

12” x 12” - 2018 - NFS

Is she the one for you?
Are you spirited and authentic?
Be dedicated, and humble your heart.
She’s on a journey with purpose.
She doesn’t see you and your silly ways.
Surprise her with honesty and intellect.
She’s energetic and into bigger things.
Mountains from you – so rise up!
Boyfriend.

Dying into Now

12” x 12” - 2018

Influenced by the Austrian artist, Hundertwasser, I stood in the shower one day and thought
about slowing down in my rushed life. I let the water wash over me and I realized that I can finish my shower and get on with life. I let worry and anxiety wash over my head and naked body, and afterwards I started to sketch what that would look like, in my Hundertwasser way.

Painting of the birth of Venus, depicting a nude woman with long red hair standing on a shell in the sea, flanked by mythological figures and an elegant woman on the right.
Close-up of embroidered patches featuring a skull with text, red roses, a hot dog with mustard, and floral designs on fabric.
A fabric collage featuring an elephant with cut-out newspaper text parts and a ribbon-covered embellishment on its head, adorned with beaded accents, surrounded by yellow patterned fabric.
Close-up of a fabric applique featuring a dinosaur shape with the words 'Sweet Spot' embroidered in pink, surrounded by various textured fabrics and colorful stitching.

Dying to Eat

16” x 26”- 2018

Private Collection - Calgary, AB

I explored the goddess of overindulgence and poor lifestyle.
This goddess emerged mythically, like Botticelli’s Venus. She is born into a divine love of junk food, booze and smokes that are her driving life force. While there are subtleties (can you spot them?) the main message of my piece is a straightforward cautionary tale of how poor consumption choices can send us to an early grave.

Are you eating to live...or dying to eat?

How Does She?

20” x 34”- 2018

Private Collection - Calgary, AB

This young registered nurse cares. She is confident, knowledgeable, serious and hard working.
She’s my beautifully-quirky daughter, Hayley.

This art piece began with a sketch inspired during a conversation after her shift in long term care. The sketch evolved into a fun, humorous portrait of Hayley. She is to me, as she is to countless others who receive her care, a magical angel with endearing attitude. Yes… she does!

Ride Like the Wind

30” x 30” - 2016

Private Collection - Calgary, AB

I draw my inspiration from many memorable hours spent riding beautiful roads and trails at many places in the world on my mountain bike. I can vividly recall the pure thrill of adventure - from climbing treacherous, rocky stump-strewn trails to being rewarded with gorgeous panoramic views from mountain tops. I try to live my life with the road trip metaphor - always plan something that keeps you looking ahead and anxious to see what’s just over the next rise.
And enjoy the ride!

Sitz Platz - Sit Place

42” x 41” - 2015

Accepted into the Canadian Quilters’ Association
National Juried Show in 2015

Private Collection - Calgary, AB

My inspiration for this quilt came from a photo taken by Kyle Hamilton of Fernie BC.
Each bike was executed in different fabrics, colours and pattern to communicate our individuality plus
one large hand dyed piece of fabric that communicates the sky. Together they represent
our family's eagerness to hit the trail on a misty day.


Photo inspiration with permission Kyle Hamilton Photography

An embroidered fabric artwork depicting a young woman sitting on a tiled floor, holding a bottle, with a colorful large bird mask behind her.

Raven

wings wet with

rain rough as

concrete covered

slick stones

tossed cigarettes

she slips off curbs

& curves a beer soaked tongue

toned to her

indifference her

sad smeared

eye make up

her broken black

wet wings

- Written by anonymous

The Call for Redemption

18” x 56” - 2016

The inspiration for this piece comes from the poem called “raven”

I interpreted the girl in the poem as being on the street and at her most vulnerable. This piece is meant to be a hopeful message to this girl that she is not alone – the raven is part of her. In this moment the raven is calling for her to release herself from this state of being. It is shouting to live and offers hope for strength, spiritual awareness and creativity.

A fabric quilt depicting a black chair with patterned cushions, a bucket, and a red item on the floor, with a patterned background and border.

Within and Without

12” x 12” - 2018 - NFS

A chair, a bucket and an ashtray share space within a box. Without explanation.

My inspiration for this theme comes from a photograph that I took while exploring the Ogden train yards. I liked the peculiar arrangement and the strong graphic shapes that the shadows created.

Colorful embroidered quilt depicting underwater ocean scene with fish, coral, seaweed, and a diver swimming.

Water

12” x 12” - 2018 - NFS

Silently… singularly… I fly over lush underwater gardens, weightlessly, exploring, scouring and searching for hidden life that does not want to be discovered. I am a true explorer on every dive, witnessing a small section of the worlds oceans. It is endless but fragile in its balance. All life fighting against man’s impact and disruption. We must be so quiet and respectful of this place. It is a delicate balance.

 99 dives and close to a hundred hours spent underwater, I am continuously inspired by my experiences and the diversity of the life in the ocean. My latest artistic inspiration has been from a recent diving trip to Indonesia and Hawaii, where my husband and I saw some of the rarest sea life in the world. Like a botanical garden scape of life so rich and colourful,it is an environment that is virtually undiscovered every time.

 

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