It Began with Song of the Reef
Living and working as an artist on the island of St. Croix in the US Virgin Islands, the sea provides for me fathomless inspiration that will last me a lifetime to explore. For this reason I decided that my work as an artist would be dedicated to honoring the sea. My first chosen medium as an artist is fabric because I can layer it and add embellishments of threads, yarns and beads to create texture and dimensionality. I create art quilts featuring the sea and its colorful creatures . This art quilt is called “Poseidon’s Garden.” Poseidon's Garden One day I set out to capture the translucence of jellyfish on cloth. This is when organza came into my creative life. I layered organza as a quilt top and was happy with the results in “Jellyfish.” Here is a detail of it: Jellyfish - Detail I enjoyed the shimmery, watery effect of organza and tulle, and explored it further...