My early pieces have focused on women’s body struggles, abuse, loss and the importance of self-empowerment. This 2017-2018 series put me in touch with being vulnerable, willing to share the tough stories and trust that in the process, you can create something unexpected and vital; you find your voice.
19” x 10” - doll’s eye and legs, old doll clothing, miscellaneous
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Broken Heart
19” x 12” - enamel button, doll’s eye quilting fabrics, miscellaneous
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Diamonds on the Inside
20” x 10” - hankie, doll’s eye, measuring tape, scrabble pieces, miscellaneous
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I Said No
23 “ x 12” - felting, reclaimed doll’s dress, miscellaneous fabric
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Life Sure Ain’t Pretty
20” x 9” - doll’s skirt, wooden button, fabric assortment, miscellaneous
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Mad as Hell 1
20” x 9” - reclaimed doll’s dress and hat, fabric assortment, miscellaneous
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Mad as Hell 2
20” x 11” - measuring tape, vintage lace, quilting fabric, enamel button, doll’s eye
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No Assembly Required
18” x 8” - doll’s arm with baby bottle, vintage fabric, doll’s eye, miscellaneous
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Not Your Dolly
18” x 20” - enamel button, wood pieces, fabric assortment, doll pantaloons, doll’s legs, miscellaneous
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Owl Woman
15” x 10” - A gift bag of vintage panty hose 5 years ago and my absolute reverence for trees birthed this piece..
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Tree Whisperer
24” x 12” - …thoughts on the Velveteen Rabbit story…“When a child loves you for a long time, not just to play with, but REALLY loves you…then you become real”
Child’s vintage horn toy, bullet casings, stuffed doll’s leg from the 40’s, crazy quilt scraps, wedding dress lace, miscellaneous
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Becoming Real
20” x 12” - crazy quilt remnants, doll cooking pot lid, woven doll hat, license plate cutouts, miscellaneous
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The Shoulds
17” x 14” - Pantyhose, doll’s glove, dryer lint, glove scraps from Guatemala, miscellaneous
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Beyond That
12” x 5” - This tiny slip of a doll is a reminder for me to never give up, that things that come to us in life are not always expected and don’t leave nicely when asked…
Old doll arms and eyes, vintage scraps…
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In the Lyme
15” x 9” - Fishing bobber, scrap from Guatemalan purse, glove finger, variety of vintage scrap fabric, miscellaneous
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SOLD
Conjurer
17” x 11” -Old award ribbon rosette, broken ceramic doll’s foot (nose) hand- carved puppet’s foot from Bali, rusty bells for bracelet magic, tiny pulley for eyeball, miscellaneous
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Jester-ing
24” x 17” - Caster, metal scrap, crazy quilt pieces, doll’s 1950’s skirt, doll’s eyeball, glove fingers, miscellaneous
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Brain Fog
20” x 9” - Recycling bag, shuttlecock from old badminton set, work glove finger, wooden and cloth dolls’ legs, miscellaneous
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Bag Lady #1
23” x 9” - Recycling bag scrap, child’s metal horn, wooden marionette arm, ceramic doll’s arm, 1950s doll’s skirt
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Bag Lady #2
18” x 10” - Old doll’s lace trim, tape measure scrap, enamel button, bullet casings, and lots of great textile pieces
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SOLD
Mending
28” x 12” - Sole of baby’s shoe, old sewing card from the 50’s, glove finger, crochet and quilt scraps, doll’s arm, miscellaneous
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Sole Survivor
18” x 8” - Recycling bag, old fishing lure, ceramic folk’s eye, wooden carved wings from Mexican mask, clown pantaloons, miscellaneous
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Bag Dude #1
17” x 7” - Glove finger, minnow fishing lure, metal mouth piece, Peruvian hat scraps, enamel button, various textile remnants
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Seeing Stars
17” x 8” -New Mexico recycling bag, old folk’s eye, marionette arm, leg from 1940’s puppet, miscellaneous
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Dancin’ Bag Dude
22” x 9” -New Mexico recycling bag, bullet casing, glove finger, rosette from horse show, Peruvian scrap, miscellaneous
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I Ain’t Got Nobody Bag Dude
19” by 9” -Assortment of recycled textiles, old dolls’ limbs, thimble, fishing bobber, French
doll’s eye
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Hard to Change
22” x 11” -various old doll parts, repurposed textiles from India, Pakistan and Guatemala, miscellaneous scrap
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WHirLygiG
21” x 10” -Recycled food shopping bags, bullet casings, sink drain, leather glove fingers, old doll parts, quilt scrap, miscellaneous
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CEASE!
31” by 11” -Vintage doll’s hand and foot, Peruvian hat scrap, variety of repurposed textiles, vintage embroidered cloth buttons, miscellaneous
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Exhale