I grew up sewing, learning from my Grandmother, an expert seamstress. I lived in houses built by my Grandfather, a master carpenter. We lived in the country and had a big garden. I went to private school on scholarship and was very well educated. My Great Aunts were quilters, and I slept under quilts made by them. I made my own clothes through highschool and college, and later my daughter's clothes through her childhood.

My professional career has alternated in long cycles between Science and Art. I have a PhD in Chemistry (atomic spectroscopy) and worked in government research laboratories. I have also been a silver and gold smith and jewelry maker in Santa Fe.

I make bed quilts, art quilts, art wear, and extravagant art garments. I consider art quilts and art garments a way to express iconography, myth, metaphor, and poetry without words.

I love bright colors, rich fabrics, and fine workmanship. I am intrigued by complex surface development through patchwork, appliqué, stitchery, embroidery, quilting, embellishment, and collage. I strive for a sense of elegance and natural harmony in my finished work.

Some of my work is very structured and some is very freeform. In either case, I begin with an initial inspiration and work intuitively, allowing the piece to evolve during the creative process.