As a fiber artist I enjoy designing conceptual pieces that bring together texture, shape and color.  The main inspiration is nature and its many tactile and visual stimulations.  Weaving, whether on baskets or wall pieces, is a medium that is unlimited in possible materials- such as reeds, grasses, metals, yarns, kelp, handmade paper and even paint- that can be interplayed with one another to create pieces of visual art that are sensual and tactile.     

   As a painter, I use my world travels to paint images of native peoples doing their crafts, working at their jobs, or just holding their babies.  However, some of my paintings are compositions of color and design, maybe coming from the mind or from experiments with the medium on the paper.