Art Quilts, Wearable Art, Bags & Home Decor
It all started when…
I am a self taught fiber artist. I learned to sew in junior high in home economics. Most of my sewing has been in clothing constructive. In 2007 I began to learn traditional quilting and decided to join a quilt guild to learn from more experienced quitters. The group met monthly and during show and tell, I saw both traditional and art quilts and decided that I wanted “to do that.” Quilts that told stories. Quilts that used bright colors, often traditional and hand dyed African fabrics Ghana, Senegal and Mali. I was hooked.
Today, I create original designs for wall hangings and quilts that tell stories about African culture and history. I find inspiration in music, art, history, nature, biblical stories and beyond. I love combining colors and textures. Often I “break the rules” to create unusual color schemes and symbols, especially in abstract art pieces. My spirit is fed by quiet time, time to reflect and create. One of my pieces was created for The Holy City: Art of Love, Unity and Resurrection. The exhibit was held in Charleston, South Carolina, June 1 through July 17, 2016 dedicated to the memory of nine souls that were lost on the evening of June 17, 2015 and to their family members to continue to heal from their loss.
Past Exhibits
I have been exhibiting since 2009 to the present. What follows is the list of exhibitions and presentations where my work has been show.
2025 – The Ancestors: Yesterday, Today and Tomorrow. Curator William H. Thomas Gallery, October 27, 2024 to January 5, 2025
2024 – Quilting in the African American Tradition, Afro American Museum, Wilberforce, Ohio – Juneteenth
2024 – Caution: Artist at Play. The Greater Columbus Art Council. Curator for exhibition.
2024 - Kuumba Quilters: Empowering the Presence of Kuumba. Kennedy Heights Arts Council, Cincinnati, OH.
2024 – February - Quilt Alliance Guild Meeting Speaker. Speaker & trunk show, demonstration.
2023 – February – Westerville Public Library – Quilting in the African American Tradition – workshop and trunk show.
2023 – Eastside Arts Initiative: Diversity of Faith. Submissions: The Hebrew Midwives
2022 - A Seat at the Table, solo exhibition – The Caravasory at Grailville, Loveland, Ohio
2022 - Ohio Craft Museum, Columbus, Ohio - Kuumba Connections
2021 - Kennedy Arts Center, Cincinnati, Ohio - Stitching Our Stories
2019 - I Too Sing America: A New Artist A New Day - Honoring the Centennial of the Harlem Renaissance - Columbus, OH
2018 - Renewed, Restored, Redeemed - Columbus, OH. Eastside Arts Initiative
2018 - Phenomenal Women - Charleston, SC. 16 th Annual African American Fiber Art Exhibition.
2018 - Holy City – Boston College, Boston, MA.
2017 and 2019 Yellow Springs Street Fair - Yellow Springs, Ohio
2016 - Holy City, Charleston, SC
2015 - Trunk Show, Warren County Quilt Quild
2015 - Preachers, Prophets and Healers - presentation of 19th century African American Women in History told through quilts, African American History Genealogical Society
2015 - A Woman of the Cloth - Solo show presenting the celebration of a spiritual journey through quilting (Women & Ministry Annual Meeting)
2011 - Trunk Show, New England Quilt Museum
2009 and 2011 Sisters in Stitches, Joined by the Cloth - Boston