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When words become thread

October 12, 2016
cut kozo paper ready to spin

cut kozo paper ready to spin

When words become thread – text becomes textile. This is a process that has captivated me for over a decade. I recently wrote a blog about my current community art project “Well Used, Well Loved” that is grounded in this process. Please visit he blog to see and read more!

In art work in progress, Community Art Projects, kozo paper, paper spinning, shifu, Well used well loved
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A deep bow of gratitude to Decor Maine magazine for the spotlight. 
@decormaine 

And special thanks to Caitlin Scholl for her writing. I greatly appreciate her exquisite and articulate insight into my work. @caitla

You can check out my work all sum
There's a metaphor here 
Perhaps too blatant

Mending the flag.
 
Happy Memorial Day.
♥οΈπŸ’™πŸ€♥οΈπŸ’™πŸ€
A day of solemn contemplation on the cost of freedom.

I celebrate and honor those who risked and ultimately lost life in service to our
A few days up north, 
Sauna with Friends, 
teaching at the far edges of Maine, swimming in cold lakes. 
🌿🌱🌿🌱🌿🌱🌿🌱
#teachingartist #sauna 
#mainelife #mandala #mandalacommunityweaving
“I'm going to die one day. I know it's coming for me, too. I
'll be a mountain, I'll be a stone on the beach. 
I'll be nourishment.”
Mary Oliver

On November 11, 2025 I buried these stones. 
The moon was in a waning gibbous phase, 56% ill
Seeking donations of fabric, felt and ribbons for a community art project at two underserved rural Maine schools.

The Mandala Community Weaving has been a steady force in my teaching career. Over and over again it shows that creativity can raise sel
36 years ago this sweet pea arrived in our lives. It's Zoe's gotcha day!
We celebrate and love her... ⚑️🌈♥️and thank the stars for her beautiful existence in our livesπŸ™πŸ½
California! Your gardens and greenery are such a sight for these New England eyesπŸŒΏπŸ™πŸ½πŸŒΏ #lotusgarden #southerncalifornia
Warp in progress. 
Blue. 
🩡
The color of the sky. 
The ocean 
My eyes 
The color of mystery.
The color of longing and loss. 
🩡🩡🩡🩡🩡 
#weaving #indigo #linen
#handweavingofinstagram #handweaving
“KHARIKLO’S WOMB”

In naming this series, I honor the transformative power of feminine energy. 
Like a womb, the red crocheted linen wraps these hard, phallic rocks. 

In mythology, Khariklo (also spelled Chariclo, Chariklo) is Chir
The Portsmouth Public Art Review Committee and Portsmouth Recreation Department
Cordially invite you to the 

Rededication of 
"Each One: The Button Project, a 9/11 Memorial"

Wednesday March 25th 10 AM
Community Campus
100 Campus Drive
Por
"Each One: The Button Project, a 9/11 Memorial"

Handwoven, hand dyed linen, donated buttons. 9'10" H by 4'2" W Completed 2002

From the beginning this piece was about community. Together we processed grief and shock. Together we
"One Brave Island"
4" by 4"
Hand spun Linen, indigo, embroidered with cotton floss

This sweet little framed piece will it be part of Buoy ARTPM amazing community exhibit!
Three cheers for Al the amazing curator extraordinaire.
@b
"Tender Bound"

I feel a primal urge to swaddle, to bind and wrap.

Balanced beach stone with crocheted linen (madder dyed).

9" by 6" by 3.5"
#textileart #mainebeachstones #crocheting #crochetstones

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