Rosie

This is my paint horse Rosie from a personal photo. I originally made this a sepia duotone print but is seemed garish to me even after I stitched it so I bit the bullet, had it reprinted as black and white and massively stitched it. I stitched the eye twice on the first one, this eye is perfect. Practice does pay off.



Personal image, thread, machine stitched
37" H x 37" W
July 2016
$7000

WRT

This is a business photo of my dad. I was going to recycle a business suit as the background but it fought me to the point I bought new fabric. I did sneak a recycled button placket in. The tie has pink beading.




Personal image, commercial fabric, repurposed shirt, beads, machine stitched
31.5" H x 36.5" W
May 2016
$5000

Barbara G

This is one of my favorite pieces. I took the photo of my grandmother when I was in art school. I really pushed the stitching and used it to add color in the background. A Quilt National reject I am sure it is destined for greater things.

Personal image, machine stitched
42.5" H x 54" W
January 2016
$7000

 Detail of all the stitching.

Girls in the Garden

I had this photo printed in black and white and it was too dark and depressing. I used the print as a pattern for the dresses, printed the faces on flowered fabric and added flowers to the hair. Nice save.

Commercial fabric, buttons, silk flowers, machine stitched
26" H x 42" w
December 2015
$1500

American Dream

I had this idea of doing patchwork which is not my strong suit. I admire people who can do flawless patchwork, corners matching, seams laying flat. It's about every red blooded American girl's dream of an all American horse.

Commercial fabric, recycled blue jeans and flag, plastic horses, paper, personal image, machine stitched
43" H x 46" W
June 2015
$5000

Little David

This is what happens when you start to stitch and you get carried away. Fur! Little David is a pygmy goat that lives in the barn with my horse. I entered him in 4 shows and he was rejected. Ohio Craftsmen Best of 2016 accepted him and he won the Grand Prize!!! Persistence does pay.

Commercial fabric, personal image,
machine stitched
26" H x 25" W
March 2015
$3000

Ladies at the Pump

My grandmother in the middle, the lime, black and white plaid fabric is an old tablecloth. The sun glasses remind us that our grannies were usually very hip.

Commercial fabric, personal image,
machine stitched
25" H x 40.5 W
May 2015
$2000

Sebastian

Every once in a while I break out some felt and  my embellisher. Fun ensues and it is a lot of fun to add stitching to felt. The image is one I took of satyrs at the Cleveland Garden Center.

Personal image, felt, tulle,
machine felted & stitched
35" H x 34" W
December 2014
$1000

Marthas Wedding

This piece is a photo from my mothers album, it was marked Martha's Wedding, which makes me ask, were they baking for Martha? they were well dressed but wearing aprons. We'll never know but I had fun adding color to the aprons. The background is a graphic pattern but hidden in one square is a heart.

Commercial  fabrics, personal image, buttons, beads
Machine stitched, hand embellished
38" H x 47" W
August 2014
$5000

Hopalong and the Kid Sister

I was asked if I had a piece about growing up in Ohio, I was planning this piece so it fit perfectly. It is my brother Bob and I in the fifties. I was able to use some vintage fabrics, quilt pieces and worn blue jeans that I got at the thrift store. It was included in a show at the Ohio Decorative Arts Center along with pieces from the major museums in Ohio (Cleveland, Toledo, Columbus, Zanesville), living artists and lots of toys from the past 200 years. Truly an honor.



Commercial  fabrics, personal image, machine stitched
54" H x 33" W
July 2014
$5000

Sonorous Tone

Occasionally a Sonorous Tone Would Erupt from a Band Member

My brothers Bob and Bill in their high school band uniforms, what my brother Bob was doing is a question mark.






Commercial  fabrics, personal image, machine stitched
44" H x 34.5" W
February 2014
Sold

Elizabeth

This one is hanging at the Ginko Gallery in Oberlin, Oh. It is either my aunt Kitty or my grandmother Elizabeth. I think it was the latter. I love the lace dress, I had fun stitching it.




Commercial  fabrics, personal image, machine stitched
May 2014
$500

A Day at the Races

My great aunt Kitty presenting a trophy to a winning jockey. I thought I was pretty clever adding patchwork for his sleeves. My great uncle Jim was the owner of Fasig-Tipton auction house. They brokered race horses. Her dress is filled with hand embroidery.


Commercial fabric, personal image,
hand embroidery, machine stitched
35" H x 34" W
December 2013
$3000

How to Fish in the Rain

My great uncle Jim Tranter fishing in the rain in South Florida in the twenties, a bygone era for sure.








Cotton duck, personal image, beads and sequins, machine stitched
41.75" H x 35" W
October 2013
$3000

Buddhism

II think the full title says it all.



He Discovered the Down Side to
Buddhism When He Was Reincarnated as Mary Queen of Scots

Cotton duck, personal image, lace, beads, machine stitched
33" H x 37" W
July 2013
$1000

Mom G

I was invited to participate in a show called Blind Date. The curator selected 6 writers and 6 artists, we submitted 3 images or 3 writings and the curator arranged sending writing to the artist and images to the writers. We then made new work from the submission. I was anxious about doing a piece from outside influence but upon reading the poem within an hour I had the idea. This is a photo of my grandmother I took in art school. I discovered that the stitching could greatly add to the image. There is loose green thread that mimics grass. The poem was about losing someone close and how that person longed to mow the grass. Poem by Julie Winters.

Printed and commercial fabric, button, machine stitched
35" H x 51" W
April 2013
$3000

The Conversation

I purchased a Sweet Sixteen sit down long arm when I moved to my new house. It changed how I work, it was so easy to stitch the large pieces. This is the first piece I did on it. If I did this today it would be much different, more stitching for sure. It was juried into Quilt National and purchased by Jack Walsh.

It is made in two pieces that can be switched to show agreement or opposition. The patterned fabric at the top represents the conversation. It could be hung on an inside or outside corner.

Cotton duck, commercial fabrics
and personal image, machine stitched
91.5" H x 77" W (Male 34.5" Female 37")
March 2012

Mickey

My brother Mickey. I took the photo while in art school.



Printed fabric, hand and machine stitching
28" H x 55" W
January 2013
$1000

Men of Clay

This one was purchased by Zanesville Museum of Art. I took a photo of the gentlemen who were the owners of a pottery. It was used with the museum's permission. More kantha stitching.



Printed fabric, hand and machine stitching
24" H x 32" W
October 2012

Outstanding in His Field

A photo of my horse Spatagus that I scanned and enlarged, He turned into quite the collage project which included old scrap quilt squares. He was fun to do.






Commercial fabrics, recycled quilt
and personal image, machine stitched
61" H x 54" W
June 2012
SOLD

The Bloopies

Sometimes I do different things. I took a kantha stitch class and started doing some kantha work, it reached its peak with this color study which was shown at the FAVA gallery. I love the look of white thread on black and the quick pops of color add interest. There was some cut work on this also.


Commercial fabrics, kantha stitching
29.5" H x 30" W
June 2012
$1000

Dad and Dogs

This one was included in The Best of Ohio show and has since been sold









Cotton duck, commercial fabrics
and personal image printed by Spoonflower, machine stitched
48" H x 40" W
January 2012
SOLD

Double Dads

Quickly followed by








Cotton duck, mattress ticking
and personal image printed by Spoonflower, machine stitched
37.5" H x 47" W
September 2011
$1500

Mairsy Doats

 Followed by this. Done in my old house but when I moved it fit perfectly above my fireplace!





Cotton duck, mattress ticking
and personal image printed by Spoonflower, machine stitched
46" H x 60" W
October 2011
$2000

New Wave! Quilt One - The Classic Dad

I have discovered Spoonflower and sent off images of my Dad for printing. It was a classic image


Cotton duck, suiting
and personal image printed by Spoonflower,
machine stitched
40.5" H x 32" W
November 2011
$1500