There are two influences to my current work: the home economics crafts from my childhood and the apparent lack of societal concern for the use and abuse of material. As a child, I wore home-made clothes and lived in a thrifty household where wastefulness was not tolerated. As an art student and teacher, I have always looked for interesting materials and methods for expression following the same guidelines of using available resources with practical skills.

The ubiquitous, insolvent, plastic shopping bag provided ready material for a critique of society’s consumer culture. The bags are simultaneously useful and wasteful – a ready juxtaposition for transformation into meaningful art. The 1950’s homemaker outfit and haute culture dress hearken back to a society that embraced the Plastic Age without reservation for the possible ramifications of consumerism. The time-intensive knitting process speaks to the mundane and trivialized women’s work during the period.

01-02-10
Happy new year to all. I finished the end of 2009 with my work being featured in the fall/winter issue of Vogue Knitting. Also the Planet Green channel will showcase one of my pieces on thier show Wa$ted, in which Mrs. New Jersey rides in the Newark Christmas Parade wearing my dress.

06-30-09
July 3rd at Asterisk Gallery in Tremont is the opening of the 5th annual "19" show, which features artists from Northeast Ohio. I am one of the artists involved this year, so come check it out if you are in the area.
Asterisk Gallery - 2393 Professor Ave. Cleveland, Ohio 44113

Issue 11 of Yarn Forward (UK Magazine) had an article about my work. Here is a pdf to view.