I am a teacher, weaver, and seamstress as well as a photographer. My first weavings were made on a small, narrow strip loom made for me by my father. I sewed many strips together to create yardage from which I made simple pieces of clothing. I later acquired floor looms to create large pieces of yardage and household textiles. A natural progression for me was to move into the 3-dimensional weaving of baskets.
I began photography many years ago in order to apply to juried arts and crafts shows with my household textiles, clothing and baskets. After a few juried shows over several years I returned to the classroom and began photographing more and weaving less.
I am now retired and finding more time to pursue photography. I am slowly beginning to weave again and looking at some of the images I have making made me realize that some of these are perfect for cutting apart and reconstructing by weaving them together.
