About ME

BIO

I grew up in San Francisco, went to elementary and high school in the Bay Area and attended the University of California, Berkeley. While I majored in English Literature, I also took a range of drawing and painting classes there and at the San Francisco Art Institute.

Professionally, I worked in media and communications - mostly for nonprofit organizations.  In addition to the world of writing and program development, I’ve always loved making things. Starting with sewing, knitting and crocheting in high school - and then a range of crafts including paper making, embroidery, weaving, jewelry and more. In recent years, I’ve been mostly focused on fiber art.

For the past ten years or so, I’ve learned from many talented artists – in basketry, knotted netting, collage, Joomchi, Sashiko, fiber sculpture and more.  I’ve also had some wonderful mentors along the way. Some of the best advice I’ve gotten is to know that failure is part of the process and that the work will evolve over time.

STATEMENT

My work is made with a wide variety of threads, fabric, paper, wire, cord, ribbon and other soft materials. Using ancient techniques like weaving, twining, coiling, knitting, and sewing, the pieces often veer into the unexpected—merging tradition with whimsy - structure with spontaneity. The twisting, molding and shaping of each form is an exploration of asymmetry, imperfection and humor.

The vessels are made with paper-covered wire, dipped in paper pulp and painted. Others are randomly woven using armature, floral and copper wire, latex tubing and waxed linen thread.

The sculptural baskets are woven from the bottom up, winding waxed linen or leather cord around upright spokes which are added or taken away to shape the final form. They are then painted with acrylic ink.

The bowls are constructed with layers of Japanese paper, plaster tape, and paint, built over a blown-up balloon that serves as a mold. Once the layers are dry, the balloon is popped, leaving behind a delicate yet sturdy form that is painted and sometimes finished with a coiled detail.

Some of the wall pieces are made with recycled Sari silk ribbon sewn and glued, then painted. Others are crafted from knitted floral wire, leather cord, and paper-covered wire. The pieces are then stitched together to create three dimensional forms.

The process of working with my hands, finding the next step, and letting the materials guide the work are what keep me engaged. Sometimes a single word sparks an idea for a piece; other times, the piece itself will ignite a word.

Ultimately, my work is a play on tradition—rooted in centuries-old techniques, yet reaching for something personal, sculptural, and unexpected.

GROUP SHOWS
Artist’s Vision, Marin Society of Artists, March 2025
Craft Forms, Wayne Art Center, December 2023
Vessels, Glen Arbor Arts Center, August 2022
Baskets and Gourds. Anything Goes. Gualala Arts Center, September 2019
Invoke, Cloverdale Arts Alliance, January 2018
Holly Badgley Studio, Sausalito, Dec. 2017

ONLINE AND PRINT MEDIA
Contemporary Basketry, With Red, July 2025
Contemporary Basketry, With Shadows, February 2025
Contemporary Basketry, Colors, January 2025
Contemporary Basketry, Red, October 2024
Contemporary Basketry, Vertical Forms, October 2024
Contemporary Basketry, Color, July 2024
Featured Friday, National Basketry Organization, July 2024
American Craft Council Online Directory, April 2024
Contemporary Basketry, Red, January 2024
In Duality, a feature in National Basketry Organization Magazine, August 2023
Featured Friday, National Basketry Organization, July 2023
Contemporary Basketry, Texture, March 2023
Contemporary Basketry, Vertical Forms, March 2023
National Basketry Organization, Virtually Woven, Every 1 Members Exhibit, July 2022
Contemporary Basketry, Pink, May 2022
Contemporary Basketry, Vessel Forms, March 2022
Contemporary Basketry, Vessel Forms, February 2022
Contemporary Basketry, Vessel Forms, May 2021
Surface Design Association, Northern California Newsletter, 2020
Emerging Artists, Fiber Art Now Magazine, April 2019
Contemporary Basketry, Vessel Forms, March 2019

RETAIL
14 Feet, Cloverdale, CA

WORKSHOPS ATTENDED
Jane Ingram Allen, Sculptural Papermaking, 2023
Sylvia Turbiner, Soft Sculpture, 2023
Zia Gipson, Felted Paper, October 2020
Jody Alexander, Boro Stitching for Repair and Embellishment, August 2020
Janet Bogardus, Drawing Now, February 2020
Janet Jacobs, Drawing Workshops, October 2019
Bibbi Gignilliat, Mixed Media Collage, November 2019
Susan Stover, 3D Forms and Encaustics, October 2018
Lisa Kokin, Reuse Muse, June 2018
Jane Herrick, What If?, February 2018
Jacqueline Mallegni, Flax Fiber Sculpture, June 2017
Pat Hickman, Knotted Netting, January 2017
Margaret Mathewson, Starts and Stops, April 2016
Polly Adams Sutton, Twined Sculpture, November 2015
Matt Tommey, Double Walled Basketry, September 2015