For me, art is about exploration. Not only exploration of new fibers, new ways of combining yarns into cloth, or new ways of combining colors, but exploration of myself and my connection to color and texture. I've never been happy confining myself to one technique or media, but rather prefer to move from one to another.

My inspiration comes from everywhere. At times I work conceptually where a word or phrase inspires me. My triaxial weaving Breathing Space and Santa Barbara[/] are examples of this. At other times, I come across a ball of yarn and can immediately see it as part of a scarf, shawl or jacket. I've also been inspired by techniques I find in magazines articles or learn in classes. I find I'm not often inclined to follow instructions directly as I am taught, but rather wander wildly off-track into a totally new and exicitng direction.

I love working with fiber because the results of a fiber project can never be truly predicted until the piece is finished. The optical color mixing found in fiber projects is different from the color mixing principles taught in painting classes and is affected by the type of fiber being used. The tactile sensation of a paritcular fiber can be modified by the choice of weaving or knitting structure, the fibers I chose to combine with it, and the method I use to finish it. Thus, the final results cannot be truly predicted without actally making the item in question. I love the final step where the true beauty of the design is revealed.

So, whether I'm doing my best to conrol the process or just letting it happen, I'm always excited to see the final project.

EXHIBITIONS, GALLERIES, AND COMMISSIONS

Tarpon Springs Cultural Center, Tarpon Springs, FL
Greenspring Garden, Fairfax VA
The Delaplaine, Frederick MD
Loudoun Museum, Leesburg VA
Convergence 1995, Minneapolis MN
Journeyman Saddlers, Middleburg VA

PUBLICATIONS
Weaving with Beads -- Some Experiments, Complex Weavers Journal, February 2009, No. 89.

TEACHING
The Art League Alexandria VA
Springwater Fiber Workshop , Alexandria VA
Various Weaving Guilds in the Mid-Atlantic region
Loudoun County Public Schools, Teacher in-service
Knit Expressions, Frederick MD
In Stitches Santa Barbara CA
BB's Knits Santa Barbara CA

EDUCATION
Weaving, Santa Barbara City College, Santa Barbara CA
MBA, University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, Chapel Hill NC
BA, Mathematics, University of Iowa, Iowa City IA