This is an original art quilt inspired by the painting of American impressionist Everett Longley Warner, The Monongahela River c. 1941. I have used antique lace for the smoke, and other pieces of upholstery samples, hand dyed or printed fabrics. It i...

This is an art quilt designed after a painting by Hayley Lever, The Allegheny in 1923. I have used various materials, including antique lace for the smoke, upholstery fabrics, and others. There is a batting sandwiched between the face and backing, an...

I am drawn to the paintings by artists in Pittsburgh a hundred years ago or so, of the drama of the steel making process. The fire and smoke in the sky, the industrial shapes, the reflections in the water, the diffused light: I am intrepreting these ...

Stale old TV shows are recycled. Why not instead recycle a good idea' Van Gogh was at the height of his genious when he painted in Auvers, France for the last two months of his life. This is a re-creation of Field at Auvers, a gem of the Carnegie Mu...

This piece came together slowly. I bought an old wooden foundry pattern from DNA Gallery over a year ago. I collected the blown-tire shredded steel-belted tire remnants along the PA Turnpike at some point. Then it began to come together when I create...

More on the theme of Pittsburgh. The piece refers to the layers under the ground, as well as above: the rivers, houses on the hillside, and tree covered hills. An abstracted ladle pouring molten steel anchors the piece.

Early Morning Vision: That Was Then, 2010 Art Quilt: Fused fabric pieces, digital transfer of lithograph "The Builders" by Harry Sternberg (1935 or 1936), hand embroidery, machine quilting. I caught sight of an old factory building with the early mo...

All Around Town, 2010. Art Quilt: Stamped fabric, fused pieces, yarn, machine embroidered and quilted, 9.5 x 10. I wanted to capture the feeling of the urban space of my dreams: lively culture and human interactions, with viable nature amongst that...

 

This piece looks abstract, but is actually quite a literal depiction of a shaded geologic relief of Western PA. The Allegheny Front -- the start of the Allegheny Mountains is the blue/orange area on the right. Pittsburgh is just off the left side. N...

I like to think about what Western PA looked like when George Washington tramped in these hills. This section of river and trees near Butler, PA, probably looked about the same in the 18th Century.

The houses on Pittsburgh\'s hillsides have their own signature. Sometimes packed together like a patchwork quilt, sometimes standing sentinel on the crest of the hill. I like to think about the generations of workers who have lived here -- labored, r...

My embellishment of a Jay Ressler photo on fabric. It is made of fused fabric pieces, photo transfer, doily, glass jewels, fabric paint, hand and machine embroidery amp quilting, 13 x 15. There is a hanging sleeve on the back, with a dowel rod. It is...

Autumn colors are such a pure, glorious thing.amp#65533 You can make analogies with the onset of old-age (winter) if you want to -- but really its all about nature dressing up for the heck of it -- just showing off and having a blast. This is a large...

I was thinking about the historical layering of cities when I started the piece, but some of the elements (for example the lace, and the antique beaded collar) made me think of the layering of our lives -- the patina as we get older. Or the title cou...