Statement from the artist:
"Working as a textile artist has provided for me a combination of challenges, frustrations, rewards, more challenges ... more frustrations. It is an ongoing process. The more I learn, the more I learn I need to know. Each new skill or information leads to another challenge, another project, and another (hopefully) finished piece. I am a functional weaver, which means that I make things that are intended to be used for a purpose, as opposed to non functional, i.e. art. It is an odd distinction, if you ask me. For beauty, color, and innovation in textiles can be anything.

I like to work with colors that demand presence ... in other words, colors which are not "safe", (although I don't mind if the item matches the sofa.) I like to push techniques to additional levels of performance, and I am patient until they yield my intended result.

I like to make rugs that behave like rugs. They lay flat, keep their body, and provide warmth and beauty for many, many years. I like them to be wonderful accessories in a room, and occasionally wonderful art pieces. I have had the privilege to make both.

Textile art is part of my life. It's a simple thing, really. A simple piece of cloth ... that's the beginning of everything."