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Fiber art has long been labeled “women’s work,” often relegated to the realm of craft rather than recognized as Fine Art. Materials like fabric, yarn, and thread haven’t traditionally carried the same weight as paint and canvas, though that’s thankfully shifting, with growing respect for fiber-based practices. In recent years, I’ve become deeply immersed in these materials—their tactile, repetitive processes offer a kind of meditation, a way to stay grounded and stitched together through turbulent times. This has become a daily practice.
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Desperately Sifting and Sorting: Searching for the Logic and Order of Common Sense
(2025)
Sashiko thread, embroidery thread and mesh on gifted tea and rust dyed fabric, hand dyed fabric from Japan, and well worn cargo pants
15" disc
not available
Contemplating Stones (From the River)
(2025)
Sashiko thread and embroidery thread on gifted tea and rust dyed fabric
12" disc
$700
Hard Focus on Peace
(2025)
Sashiko thread, embroidery thread, and mesh on upcycled fabric
12" disc
$500
Dissonant Transition
(2025)
Sashiko thread and embroidery thread on upcycled fabric and hand dyed fabric from Japan
8.5" disc
$450
Burnt
(2025)
Sashiko thread and embroidery thread on gifted tea and rust dyed fabric and hand dyed fabric from Japan
9.5" disc
$400
Pause
(2025)
Sashiko thread, embroidery thread, and acorn caps on gifted tea and rust dyed fabric and hand dyed fabric from Japan
8.5" x 10"
$400
Sizzling Warmth
(2025)
Sashiko thread and embroidery thread on mesh and upcycled fabric
9.5" disc
$600
Confetti Path to Transformational Ryokan
(2024)
Sashiko thread and embroidery thread on found vintage flag/banner remnants, hand-dyed fabric from Japan, and upcycled fabric
8.5" disc
not available
Evaporation of Common Sense
(2024)
Sashiko thread, embroidery thread, mesh, and beads on hand-dyed fabrics from Japan and upcycled fabric
12" disc
not available
Sentiment, Etiquette, & Rage
(2024)
Sashiko thread, embroidery thread, upcycled fabric, mesh, "pearls", and beads on sentimental vintage handkerchief
12" x 8"
not available
Not Making Sense
(2024)
embroidery thread on upcycled fabric with imitation sushi from Japan
6" disc
$350
Tomato
(2024)
embroidery thread on upcycled fabric with imitation sushi from Japan
6.5" x 4.5"
$350
Walking Together (a Poem in Japan)
(2024)
Sashiko thread and embroidery thread on hand-dyed fabric from Japan and upcycled fabric
5.5" disc
not available
Tiny Echo (from Japan)
(2024)
Sashiko thread on hand-dyed fabric from Japan
4" disc
not available
Tangled Webs and Solar Flares
(2024)
emboidery thread on upcycled fabric
12" disc
$600
Contemplative Mending
(2024)
embroidery thread, upcycled fabric scraps, and mesh on well worn shirt fragment from Oaxaca
11" x 11.5"
not available
What is Neighborhood
(2024)
embroidery thread on upcycled fabric
7.5" disc
not available
Spring (in spite of)
(2024)
embroidery thread, metallic material, trim, and bead on upcycled fabric
4.5" disc
$300
From Water: Meditation on Reaching Out -
(2024)
embroidery thread and plastic webbing on upcycled fabric and felt with plastic doll's arm
5.5" disc
$350
Connection: Solar + Lunar
(2024)
embroidery thread, plastic webbing, and plastic dome from powder compact on upcycled fabric and felt
7" disc
$400
Aerial
(2024)
embroidery thread and trim on upcycled fabric
6.5" disc
$ 400
Blip
(2024)
embroidery thread on upcycled fabric
4.5"
$200
So Much/Too Much Happening
(2024)
embroidery thread on upcycled fabric
12" disc
$850
Shed
(2024)
Sashiko thread and embroidery thread and mesh on upcycled tulle, silk, and flannel
12" x 6"
$ 400
Striving for Grace
(2024)
embroidery thread, trim, and beads on vintage crocheted lace with upcycled tulle and plastic doll arm
20" x 9" x 2"
$ 450
Resonance
(2024)
embroidery thread, trim, mesh and vintage piano hammer on upcycled fabric
6.5" disc
$500
Foraged: Salt Point
(2024)
Sashiko thread and embroidery thread on upcycled fabric
7" disc
not available
The Reveal
(2024)
embroidery thread and mesh on upcycled fabric
26" x 16"
$800
The Undoing
(2025)
embroidery thread, upcycled zipper, silk, negative space from sequins on upcycled fabric and upholstery fabric
9" disc
$450
Reaching
(2024)
embroidery thread, plastic doll arms, grommet, and negative space from sequins on upcycled silk
9.5" disc
$ 500
Pollen
(2024)
embroidery thread, trim, and metal tags on upcycled velvet
6.5" disc
$ 450
AH, Those Eyes
(2024)
embroidery thread, trim, beads, and negative space from sequins on upcycled upholstery fabric
7" disc
$ 450
Seeking Sweetness
(2024)
embroidery thread, tiny glass beads, and doll parts, on upcycled fabric
10" x 8.5"
$450
Breath TRAPPED/TRAPPED Breath
(2023)
embroidery thread, "pearls & jewels", mesh, and silver disco paper, on upcycled silk
9" disc
$350
Pomegranate Tears: Blood and Salty Sorrow
(2023)
embroidery thread, acrylic shapes, and fine art images from art history textbook on upcycled silk
16" x 14.5"
$700
Blood Soaked Earth - What Will Grow
(2023)
embroidery thread on upcycled silk
9.5" x 5.5"
$500
Eternal Light Bond - Seeping Blood Bound
(2025)
embroidery thread and notions on upcycled silk
19" x 6"
$500
ARC Soup
(2023)
embroidery thread, trim, and mesh on upcycled fabric and felt
7.5" disc
not available
Existential Heartbreak
(2023)
embroidery thread on old shirts and socks
14" x 11"
$700
Moral Eclipse
(2023)
embroidery thread on old socks and leggings
8.5" disc
$450
Cross Pollination
(2023)
embroidery thread on old shirts and socks
13.5" x 9.5"
$700
Collaged Connection
(2023)
embroidery thread on old shirts and socks
10.5" disc
$600
Truth Inside
(2023)
embroidery thread on old shirts and socks
12.5" disc
$750
Ensemble: Reconfigured Self
(2023)
embroidery thread on old shirts and socks, 1/2 bra, stuffing, and a silver bead from a cocktail toothpick
11.5" x 4"
not available
Convo Exchange
(2023)
embroidery thread on old socks and leggings
8.5" disc
$400
Celebration of Vision
(2023)
embroidery thread on old socks and leggings
8.5" disc
$400