windswept and tattered

torn and tattered, vintage and recycled, bits of nature,

new made to appear old...elements brought together to create

this wildly layered heart mounted on

a well worn vintage cabinet card.

textiles and vintage haberdashery...menswear fabric,

silk ribbon, hand dyed laces, recycled tea bags,

silk fragments from a Victorian blouse,

tulle, hand sewn glass beads.

curly grapevine and a piece of slate from my roof...

vintage key with fresh water pearls and hematite

rusty found metal and salvaged clock remnants.

now available on Etsy.

secrets of being a woman

mixed media fabric collage constructed on a frame

from inside an old photo album cover.

layers of vintage lace, silk sari ribbon,

muslin and tapestry embellished

with crystal beads and pearl trim.

beneath the quote are layers of vintage and discarded papers

 including cardboard, tea bags, dryer sheets, text,

tissue paper and bird's nest.

it wouldn't be complete without a birds nest! 

made from wire and mohair

i've tucked a tiny egg-shaped white turquoise bead inside.

this piece is listed in my Etsy shoppe.

how the west was won...

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"art of being mae"
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"Love isn't an emotion or an instinct...It's an Art"
~Mae West
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My challenge piece for Altered Bit's Black and White ezine

to be published in early September.

Deadline is past for this issue but you can find more information

about upcoming issues here. 

Check out the current Odd Numbers zine issue while you're there!

It's a bevy of imaginative works of art and
the ultimate in publication design

by the very talented and gifted Alicia.
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Love Notes

Fabric collage
with driftwood,
found objects and vintage lace.

It was a late night...

my last minute 2 am entry for the

July Fiber Arts Challenge

sponsored by

KC Willis

the theme was women in history so I chose

Amelia Earhart...

a bit of steampunk influence...

antique metal and wind.

the rusty wire is from the wall behind my shower

when we tore it out a few months ago

i wish i had saved more of it.

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