Teaching how to use color, line, and design ideas in an expressive way is an extension of the artwork I make. I aim for visual depth and emotional resonance in my quilts, which start with complex hand-dyed colors sewn into rhythmic, personal images. I consider the quilting stitch a chance to add an additional layer of line and meaning to the dyed and pieced quilt top.

I share these ideas about dyeing, design, and mark making in the classes and workshops I have taught for the past twenty five years. My goal is to provide an atmosphere of discovery and creativity in which you can learn the tools you need to find your artistic voice and create the quilts you see in your mind's eye. I teach at the Studio School of the Oregon College of Art and Craft and have lectured and led workshops at the International Quilt Festival in Houston, the National Quilt Symposium in New Zealand, and many art centers and quilt guilds in the US and abroad.