I came to fabric naturally. My Mom sewed all our clothes and I used to make doll clothes with all the leftover scraps of material.
I began making quilts in the fall of 1983. I wanted each of my grandchildren to have a quilt hand made by me and my first grandchild was due to arrive. I made that first quilt without knowing all that much. Once it was finished, I decided to take quilting and hand appliqué classes.
I started by doing only hand piecing and quilting. With the change to a full time job, I decided it was time to consider machine piecing. This full time job in the High Arctic allowed me to purchase my first fancy sewing machine. At the same time, the progression to Art Quilting came about because I was uninspired by quilts made from patterns published by others, and became excited by my own designs.
Everyday the world around me — nature, its textures, rhythms and colours, the materials at hand, fabrics, paper, found objects, and the movement of life — provide me with the ideas and enthusiasm to create new work. In addition, I am an avid student of design using books, magazines, the internet and as many other resources as I can find. The result is a variety of methods and diversity of materials.
My artwork has further expanded from art quilts to fabric postcards, altered books, cards, altered art, scrapbooks and memory books.
I teach quilting classes from the Beginner to the Artful Quilter, as well as stamping and scrapbooking.
My artwork has been exhibited locally in Morse and Swift Current; nationally in Alberta, Saskatchewan and Ontario; as well as internationally in California, Wisconsin, Vermont, and Washington.