We see changes all around us, in the weather, the environment, our lives. We can let the changes happen as they occur, but we can also enact change. This interactive piece looks at the changes occurring in our fresh water systems and asks the following questions: “What will you do to make change? What stories will you tell your grandchildren about the changes you made and saw?”

2020, mixed media stitched and quilted drawing. 56” x 44” (w x h)

Palindrome poem on the Plexiglas disc reads as follows:

I remember
Waters running clear and cool
Fish in the deep
Dragonflies in the air and
Birds tweeting, cawing, calling.
Listen!
Children squealing with delight
As they dip their toes in the water
That sparkles in the sun, then
Whoosh! goes the fly
To catch the fish
And then
A change.
Not so long ago
There was,
You see
A “No Swimming” sign
On a streambank with
Litter,
Slime and
No more
Fisherman
Or children’s laughter or the
Calling
of birds
The sounds you wished for
As you stood by
Feeling helpless and
Watching the oily brown water flow past
Do you remember?
Do you remember
Watching the oily brown water flow past?
Feeling helpless and,
As you stood by,
The sounds you wished for
Of birds
Calling
Or children’s laughter or the
Fisherman
And no more
Slime and
Litter
On a streambank with
A “No Swimming” sign.
You see,
There was,
Not so long ago,
A change.
And then
To catch the fish
Whoosh! goes the fly
That sparkles in the sun, then
As they dip their toes in the water
Children squealing with delight.
Listen!
Birds tweeting, cawing, calling
Dragonflies in the air and
Fish in the deep
Waters running clear and cool.
I remember.

The stories of the Earth are found in the layers of the rock – the schist, quartz, limestone, granite and more. Bent and folded, riding over top and underneath one another, they contain remnants of the past embedded in the sediments, clues to what has gone before us. The narratives are written in a language available to any who are able to read them and formed by an eons-long dance performed to music heard, perhaps, only by other celestial bodies.

Fabric and thread; machine pieced and quilted. 42” x 69”
SOLD

This quilt was exhibited at the Two Rivers Gallery Earthly exhibition in 2014 and now resides at the College of New Caledonia in Prince George, British Columbia.

As you walk the spiral path of learning, with each turn of the cycle building upon what came before it, don’t forget to reach for the three principles of serendip (insight, chance and discovery) and see where the learning takes you.

(2016) Fabric and thread; machine applique and quilted; 40” x 41”.

Serendipity is available to go to a new home.

Sometimes it is good to simply experiment. My doodle quilts are the result. Not too large, they fit into almost any corner of a room and add a splash of interest. They can also hang in any orientation — you decide what works best.

Fabric, thread, Inktense pencils; 8.5” square

Available to go to new homes.

A person goes through many stages in her (or his) life: child, parent, student, friend, confidante, employee, employer, etc. Each step of the way, you can find yourself redefining how you are and how you step out into the world.

(2009) Thread drawing on cotton fabric, stretched over a wooden frame, 48” x 26.5”.

reDefining herSelf was first exhibited in the Two Rivers Gallery Drawn exhibition in 2010, followed by the Federation of Canadian Artists Drawing Exhibition 2012.