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Read more about the article Scrolls on the Road: Winter & Spring

Scrolls on the Road: Winter & Spring

  • Post author:admin
  • Post published:June 24, 2019
  • Post category:dyeing/handpainting/handprinting/ink drawing/mixed media art/natural world/nature/Scroll series/sculptural textiles

Travel is a state of mind. Sometimes it takes you far away. Sometimes, just around the corner. These are from early 2019. February in Santiago, Chile With native Coconut Palms,…

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Read more about the article Traveling the Greenway

Traveling the Greenway

  • Post author:admin
  • Post published:June 22, 2019
  • Post category:drawing/Iowa City/mixed media art/natural world/nature/sculptural textiles/surface design/Uncategorized

Scroll 22 visits Sycamore Greenway in May. Honking, nesting geese, bird sounds, and yellow dandelions like stars in the tall green grass constellation. Plus drawings in June. After rains, late-planted…

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Read more about the article Tarp Series Portfolio
Tarp Series: Undercurrent 2

Tarp Series Portfolio

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  • Post published:November 5, 2017
  • Post category:handpainting/handprinting/mixed media/sculptural textiles/surface design/tarp series

In this series, I position my expressive textile paintings as tarps. Metaphorically, I see tarps as protective, versatile and adaptive. They embody the best attributes of textile with the potential…

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