Midwest based Art educator, Innovator & Visual Storyteller leading creative & sustainable workshops for well-being.

Respecting the human and environmental resources that go into textile production, is my focus. Consciousness about resource wastage, is at the heart of the work I create.

My goal is to encourage new skills, repair, support non-profits and be part of a greater dialogue in the textile industry and within my community, that offers inclusive solutions to create every day, functional Art, by upcycling & re-using resources, preserving & mending.

The workshops I lead, in a variety of subjects, present sustainable approaches to build confidence and community, with a back to basics approach.

I believe that drawing from traditions across cultures and generations can lead us to Collaboration, enduring Connections and boundless Creativity.

Thank you for stopping by!

I’m available to present to your Group/Guild in person/virtually

I’m honored to have a sampling of my work as a special exhibit at the Great WI Quilt Show 2025 Event, from Sept 4 - 6th at the Alliant Energy Center in Madison, WI. The focus of my work will always be using what others may consider unusable or discardable. If we all make one or two small changes to conserve resources, we all make a difference towards a more equitable and sustainable textile future.

While all pieces shown here may not appear in the exhibit, I wanted to create a space where viewers can see my work anywhere they are. I hope you are inspired. Please stay in touch https://www.instagram.com/sustainabletextiledesign/

**The 8 year project: to Japan with love**

**The Memory of Stitches: Revisiting Old Cloth**

**Crossing the Line with 3 rounded corners**

**Backing section of the Memory of Stitches**

Publications

Coming in 2026 -

Exhibit in Door County, WI - Trash Talk, July-August
National Modern Quilt Guild - On-demand video for members, on Sustainability (Date to be announced)
Adding Indiana to my teaching tour, May

Great WI Quilt Show Special Exhibit, Sept 4-6, 2025