Welcome to my web site, I hope you enjoy everything.
I won 1st place in the Master Silk Artist category at the SPIN’s (Silk Painters International) show in Tennessee in September 2026 with this painting.
Drawing and painting are my passions and the more intricate the subject, the better. I paint on silk with Jacquard and Dupont dyes using Karen Sistek’s Sizing Technique. The silk is steamed for 3 hours to set the dye, then mounted on a canvas with UV resistant gel.
I also paint watercolors on Arches 300# cotton paper that are typically 23x30. Sometimes I paint on a half sheet (15x23). I paint all the way to the deckel edges.
Most of my paintings are photo-realistic with brilliant colors and extensive detail, but I also do abstract and geometric paintings/drawings.
I have written 4 Micro Macrame books. Each book has at least 8 projects that have been "class tested" (so to speak) with step-by-step written directions and accompanying pictures (I'm a picture person).
And way before I did micro macrame projects, I worked in many other media, including peyote stitch, brick stitch, and all kinds of bead weaving. I developed many projects in these areas and taught classes for many years. Now I have decided to release some of these project instructions individually.
The Art Gallery buttons in the left column contain a few pictures of my jewelry and paintings, some of which are for sale, some just for enjoyment, some to get your creativity flowing, and some to promote the projects in my books.
You can purchase my artwork through this web site in the “contacts” section.
I hope that you enjoy my site!
