Color enthralls me, and I love exploring it through fiber and fabric. Color is a powerful way to convey moods, feelings and a unique style sense.

Since childhood I’ve been drawn to the rich tones of embroidery floss, the vibrant hues of dyed wool roving, and the endless gradations of a quilt shop’s thread display.

Growing up in New York City’s Greenwich Village I was constantly creating with cloth, yarn, cord and more.

As a teen I took classes in yarn spinning, weaving and natural dyeing at The Craft Students League, taking raw sheep fleece through all the steps needed to create a brightly striped wall hanging.

Since those very early years I’ve continued to develop my color sense with quilting, wool felting, fabric marbling, macramė and clothing upcycling.

Now my color explorations take the form of bold sculptural textile necklaces.

Everywhere I live or travel I find color inspiration to work into my designs: the mountains of brightly colored produce in NYC’s green markets; the flaming red chile ristras in Santa Fe; the amazing variety of soft neutrals on Maine’s rocky beaches; Kentucky’s spring pastures painted yellow by wildflowers.

The defining feature of each necklaces is color, and that’s where every design starts.