Inspiration: Marbleized paper has always fascinated me. I attempted to recreate wonderful flow and motion of marbleized paper. Can be sold individually.
Techniques and materials: Silk, embroidery
Framed: 18 inches x 11 inches
Inspiration: The colours in the wonderful stone are echoed in the soft ripples of mauve, olive and taupe, undulating behind a stream of beads.
Techniques and materials: Ultra Suede, hand embroidery, beads
Mounted on canvas: 12 inches x 16 inches
Inspiration: I remember picking up shells on the beach. I was fascinated by the colours and translucency of the shells. The Nautilus is the King.
Techniques and materials: Multiple layers of sheer, hand embroidery, wire, beads
Framed: 20.5 inches x 20.5 inches
Inspiration: The interplay of translucent red petals with green and yellow base fascinated me. The stamens were a bold and textural contrast in white.
Techniques and materials: Bullion Knots, French Knots, and beads, machine stitched with various cotton, polyester, rayon and metallic threads.
Framed: 19.5 inches x 15.5 inches
Inspiration: A package of random beads with a special moon charm inspired this Mandela showing the Sun and Moon, elements, constellations and the seasons.
Techniques and materials: Canvas Work with extensive bead work
Framed: 16 inches x 16 inches
Inspiration: I like having lovely handmade cards.
Techniques and materials: Set of 5. Embroidery on card stock
Packaged: 4.25 inches x 5.5 inches
Inspiration: I like to have lovely handmade cards on hand.
Techniques and materials: Set of 5. Embroidery on card stock
Packaged: 4.25 inches x 5.5 inches
Inspiration: Birds in the yard and blossoms on trees! It’s spring!
Techniques and materials: Hand embroidery on felt in a 4” hoop with a stand.
Free standing or hung: 4 inches x 4 inches
Inspiration: I love to walk in fields of wildflowers on a sunny day!
Techniques and materials: Hand embroidery on painted satin in a white frame.
Framed: 9 inches x 9 inches
Inspiration: I challenged myself to use only shades of red and let texture define the piece!
Techniques and materials: Hand embroidery on cotton, round format, shadow box style frame.
Framed: 10 inches x 10 inches
Inspiration: I love to see tree silhouettes against a sunset sky!
Techniques and materials: Hand stitched on a felted background. Shadow box style frame.
Framed: 10 inches x 10 inches
Inspiration: Birds and Gardens!
Techniques and materials: Hand embroidery on felt set in a 4” hoop. (Stand included). The hoop can also be hung.
Free standing or hung: 4 inches x 4 inches
Inspiration: Inspired by forest floors covered in bluebells!
Techniques and materials: Hand embroidered and set in wood mini hoop with black cord.
Packaged: 1.5 inches x 2.75 inches
Inspiration: Tulips always cheer me up because they signify a long- awaited spring!
Techniques and materials: Hand embroidered and quilted, matted and framed.
Framed: 12 inches x 10 inches
Inspiration: Receiving a handmade greeting card is very special. Set of 5 unique cards – blank inside to add your own message.
Techniques and materials: I hand stitch my designs onto repurposed photographs that are first lightly covered with acrylic paint.
Packaged: 5 inches x 6.5 inches
Inspiration: Receiving a handmade greeting card is very special. Set of 5 unique cards – blank inside to add your own message.
Techniques and materials: I hand stitch my designs onto repurposed photographs that are first lightly covered with acrylic paint.
Packaged: 5 inches x 6.5 inches
Inspiration: Blue and white vases.
Techniques and materials: Embroidered wool flannel coin/change purse with silk charmeuse lining and kiss clasp.
Free standing: 4 inches x 6 inches
Inspiration: I was inspired by sashiko stitching and boro mending.
Techniques and materials: Cyanotypes pieced on blue linen with all over stitching. Zipper, leather pull, cotton lining
Free standing: 8.5 inches x 6 inches
Inspiration: Summer gardens and colours.
Techniques and materials: Hand embroidered linen tote. It is lined with a cotton print, has a zippered top, a back pocket and is padded.
Free standing: 16 inches x 11 inches
Inspiration: I wanted to make a special bag that would make a unique gift
Techniques and materials: Linen bag with fabric collage and embroidery. It has a zipper, leather pull and is lined with Japanese cotton. Perfect as a cosmetic bag or purse.
Free standing: 8 inches x 6 inches
Inspiration: Purple coneflowers and old-fashioned coin purses.
Techniques and materials: Hand embroidered linen coin/change purse. Lined with silk charmeuse, kiss clasp.
Free standing: 4 inches x 6 inches
Inspiration: Dreaming of Spring.
Techniques and materials: Ice dyed linen fabric, fabric collage and embroidery. Sold as a pair
Free standing: 2 inches x 6 inches
Inspiration: Antique sewing tools motif fabric inspired a needle book. Paired with an emery sand-filled pincushion cross stitched with an antique sewing machine motif.
Techniques and materials: Machine and hand sewing, cross stitch. Materials: cotton fabric, felt, cotton threads, aida cloth, emery sand
Free standing: 4 inches x 5 inches
Inspiration: Finding lavender-themed fabric on-line inspired two bird sachets with tummies full of lavender from Provence. Wings cross-stitched with lavender flowers design.
Techniques and materials: Machine and hand sewing, cross stich Materials: cotton fabric, aida cloth, cotton threads, polyester stuffing, polyester ribbon, lavender flowers.
Packaged: 5.5 inches x 1.5 inches
Inspiration: Quilting-themed fabric inspired the colour choices of the design. Listening to too much whining inspired the sentiment.
Techniques and materials: Machine sewing, cross stitch Materials: cotton fabric, aida cloth, cotton threads, glass beads, zipper, 12 inch polyester pillow form.
Free standing: 12 inches x 12 inches x 5 inches
Inspiration: Sunflowers.
Techniques and materials: Pair of linen bookmarks embroidered with sunflowers and other flowers
Free standing: 2 inches x 6 inches
Inspiration: As children we picked trilliums for Mother’s Day. This piece is in remembrance of my Mom.
Techniques and materials: Hand Embroidery, cotton fabric and threads, wire for shaping
Mounted on canvas: 6 inches x 6 inches
Inspiration: To the Incas, gold was ‘sweat of the sun’ and silver ‘the tears of the moon. The same symbolism applies to Yin/Yang.
Techniques and materials: Paint, hand embroidery, crystal beads.
Framed: 12 inches x 9.5 inches
Inspiration: The arches are used as a sampler with many stitches but needed something else so a floral path was added to the open arch.
Techniques and materials: Hand embroidery.
Framed: 8 inches x 10 inches
Inspiration: After withdrawing threads from linen, trees were creating by wrapping the vertical threads, adding a variety of dimensional stitches and placed over a silk background.
Techniques and materials: Hand embroidery. Linen & silk fabrics and a variety of threads.
Framed: 11.25 inches x 13.25 inches
Inspiration: Expressing my deep desire to play using a dye clean-up rag since everything is worthy of being made into art. Workshop with Vanessa Marr.
Techniques and materials: Embroidery, Sashiko, appliqué on cotton using thread on hand-dyed scraps mounted on a fabric covered canvas with wooden clothe pins
Mounted on canvas: 14 inches x 14 inches
Inspiration: A trip into the BC interior with my parents and sister is the inspiration for this piece. The texture was created using needle-lace stitches.
Techniques and materials: Hand embroidery, painted silk fabric.
Framed: 11.25 inches x 9.25 inches
Inspiration: This espresso set inspired me to design a cross stitch butterfly to match the cup and saucer. Voila! A lovely sewing tool was born!
Techniques and materials: Cross Stitching Materials used: Aida cloth, cotton threads, ceramic cup and 5 inch diameter saucer, flower foam, polyester stuffing.
Free standing: 3 inches x 3 inches x 3 inches
Inspiration: The Ciboulette (chives) flowers are immortalized on a pretty hand-stitched piece made during a workshop with Sue Stones in the Stitch Club 2020.
Techniques and materials: Cotton woven background embroidered with perle cotton and quilted with embroidery floss
Hung: 7.25 inches x 10.25 inches
Inspiration: We’ve all been home…a lot. This piece come from thoughts about what it means to have a safe place, and what it takes to keep it that way.
Techniques and materials: Cotton, embroidery floss, sequins, tulle, ribbon. Fabric collage, machine and hand embroidery.
Mounted on canvas: 12 inches x 12 inches
Inspiration: Tiny embroidery hoop inspired a thoughtful, geometric mandala design to fill the small space with colour.
Techniques and materials: Cross Stitching Materials used: birch hoop, antique brass findings and 27 inch chain
Framed: 1.5 inches x 1.75 inches
Inspiration: Leaves made of birch and laser cut with tiny holes serve as a canvas for lady bugs to march across and bring you luck.
Techniques and materials: Cross Stitching Materials: birch wood leaves, felt backing, metal findings
Free standing: 1.5 inches x 2.5 inches
Inspiration: Embossed owl face espresso cup inspired a small owl motif for a pincushion. Paired with owl-patterned embroidery scissors with a bead and felt ball fob.
Techniques and materials: Cross stitching and beading Materials: Aida cloth, cotton threads, ceramic cup, foam, polyester stuffing. Scissors, felt and glass beads, charm.
Free standing: 3.5 inches x 3 inches x 2.5 inches
