Color is a powerful means of expression, and I love exploring it through fiber and fabric.

I’ve always been drawn to the rich tones of embroidery floss, the vibrant hues of dyed wool roving, and the endless gradations in quilt store thread displays.

Growing up in NYC’s Greenwich Village I was making wearables and wall hangings by the age of ten. As a teen I took wool spinning, weaving and natural dyeing classes at The Craft Students League.

Since those early endeavors I’ve continued to explore color through quilting, embroidery, macramé, wool felting and fabric marbling.

Now I make sculptural textile necklaces: bold spirals of richly colored grosgrain ribbon. These often include natural materials like wood and stone, and frequently feature asymmetry for dramatic effect.

But their defining feature is–first and foremost–color, and that’s the starting point of each design.

I find color inspiration everywhere. My pieces have referenced everything from a seagull in Norway and a stone pillar in Maine, to a rose-garlanded house in Germany and a gift shop in New Mexico.

Many years ago someone approached my show booth exclaiming, “Fun! Pretty! Different!” That spontaneous outburst succinctly expressed my goal of creating pieces that delight others.