About Me

As a child, when I was asked, what I wanted to be when I grew up?....... my answer was always....an artist. Yup, I was certain that I was going to be an artist.

Well, as life unfolds, we sometimes get sidetracked and it wasn't until 2006, the year I turned 50, that I decided that it was time to explore my creative side.

I have sewn almost all of my life, at 16, I began working in a sewing factory, I learned a great deal on the sewing floor, worked my way into the cutting and design rooms, later, working as a sample maker for local designers enabled me to be a stay at home Mom, and eventually, I became a dressmaker/designer myself.......but it was all garments.....form, fit and function....and it was ALWAYS to please someone else.

I came to quilting with good technical abilities, excellent hand, eye, foot coordination and a desire to create. With quilting, I could do what I liked....I no longer had to please someone else.

Some may view having no art background or training as a determent, I see it as an advantage. Not having a list of “rules” to follow gives me freedom, freedom to work without limits or restrictions, freedom to explore and discover something new with every piece I create.

For me, it is not about the finished work, it is about the process, it is about the enjoyment I get from manipulating fabrics, playing with paints, dyes, thread, and well....just about anything I can get my hands on. I even love the fact that things don't always turn out as planned because this often leads me in a new and unexpected direction.

Many fabulous opportunities have been presented to me through my art. I feel incredibly fortunate to have had the chance to exhibit, learn, teach, lecture, publish, judge and especially, to meet and share with others right across the world.
In May of 2011, I was invited to take on the role of Artist in Residence for The Canadian Quilters' Association.

I am a wife, a mother and an ARTIST.