OLIO

Light penetrates delicate transparent layers. Opaqueness absorbs it. Lines move in uneven circles and squares. Stitches run this way and that way. Surface meets depth. Geometric forms find organic shapes. Movement encounters stillness.

 
Looking into Shadows
Available

6" W x 16" H
Painted silk organza; nylon netting; layered and stitched by hand and machine; set between acrylic plates.

 
Looking into Shadows (detail)
Floating in a Sea of Indigo
Private Collection (Berkeley, CA)

12.25" W x 18.25" H
Indigo hand-dyed cotton/linen; felt; yarn; machine and hand stitching.

 
Floating in a Sea of Indigo (detail)
Floating Freely
Available

14" W x 24.5" H
Hand-dyed cotton, batik and other cottons, felt; layered and stitched by machine and hand.

 
  Floating Freely (detail)
On A Curve
Private Collection (The Sea Ranch, CA)

9" W x 47" H
Hand-dyed cotton, silk-poly blend; feathers; layered and stitched by machine and hand.

 
  On A Curve (detail)
Exuberance
Private Collection (Palo Alto, CA)

21" W x 17" H
Painted silk organzas, cotton; layered and stitched by machine.

 
  Exuberance (detail)
Suspended in Sunshine
Private Collection (Baltimore, Md)

15" W x 12" H
Painted silk organzas; layered and stitched by machine and hand.

 
  Suspended in Sunshine (detail)
Don't Color Me Blue
Private Collection (The Sea Ranch, CA)

16" W x 20" H
Dupioni and other silks, beads; stitched by machine; mounted on kimono lining over stretched canvas.

 
  Don't Color Me Blue (detail)
Going Deeper
Available

18" W x 29" H
Indigo hand-dyed cottons, linen, and silk; felt; layered and stitched by hand and machine.

 
  Going Deeper (detail)
Breaking Up
Private Collection (Morgan Hill, CA)

18" W x 24" H
Shibori silk, dupioni silk, wool; machine stitched; mounted on stretched canvas.

 
  Breaking Up (detail)
Breaking Through
Available

9" W x 12" H
Japanese and other cottons, silk shibori; machine stitching; mounted on stretched canvas.

 
  Breaking Through (detail)