My goal as a weaver is interesting cloth: layered, rich, unusual cloth that engages the senses, cloth that industry can’t or won’t produce. I weave one-of-a-kind items in small production runs of five or fewer related—but not identical—pieces using natural fibers. Most of my work consists of scarves, wraps, or shawls.
My designs are inspired by the natural environment. I choose a substance other than cloth, and try to evoke that substance in cloth. A cloth evokes water by emulating ripples in a stream, rain falling on a pond, or even the patterns left on a beach by the receding tide. A cloth might evoke feathers by incorporating the shapes of feathers, the iridescence of a hummingbird's plumage, or the colors of a peacock's extravagant tail feathers. A cloth might evoke wood, when the fibers are made of wood (rayon or Tencel), dyed with colors extracted from wood chips, and woven in patterns that mimic wood grain. The choice of fiber, weave structure, and color each contribute to the impact of the design.
