I spent hours every weekend with my father in the garage, where he created banjos and model airplanes. I learned the fine woodworking and metal smithing skills he learned from his father, whose was one of the last blacksmiths in Burbank, CA. My mother taught herself many needle craft techniques while growing up in the depression era in Toronto, Ontario, Canada. She passed these skills on to me, which included embroidery, sewing, knitting, crochet and attempted to teach me housekeeping and cooking (which by the way I tend to disavow any knowledge of).
I have an AA in fashion design and also have a strong arts and craft background from classes taken in high school and college courses during the seventies when these subjects were still valued in the public school systems. I enjoy the opportunity to share with my students the knowledge that I have gained in the lifetime's creative journey.
This is a motto that my mother and my father impressed upon me as a child: If you can't make it yourself, is it really worth having?
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- The Bazaar del Mundo's Fabric Fantasies Fashion Show: 1 grand prize award, a 1st place award, and a few 2cd place awards
- American Quilter's Society Fashion Show: 2cd place
I also participated in other smaller shows held across the country. A few of my garments were collaborative pieces with another artist, these pieces also won grand prize awards at the Fabric Fantasies Show. |
Artist Statement