My
husband, Doug, and I have lived in the tiny mountain community of Camp Sherman, Oregon since
1972. Our sons, Charlie and Ande, are away at college. We live a very
active lifestyle enjoying skiing, climbing, hiking, biking, sailing and
gardening. I create my artistic
pieces in a charming, rustic, historic cabin and in my
studio in Sisters,
Oregon.
I was born and raised in Portland, Oregon where
I learned the love of hand work from my mother, Marjorie Hood. From
crewel embroidery, to sewing, counted cross-stitch and knitting and
then in 1992 I fell in love with
quilting. Growing up with all of that hand sewing has carried over to
my
quilting. I do all of my appliqué and
most
of my quilting by hand. I can
also be found teaching an occasional quilting or knitting class at the
Stitchin Post
in Sisters, Oregon. My first quilting book, Hand Appliqued Quilts/Whimsical
Designs & Simple Techniques, was published in
the spring of
2008.
Several of my quilts have been featured in various quilting books including, Through the Garden Gate by Jean and Valori Wells, Transitions by Andrea Balosky and Quilted Memories by Mary Lou Weidman. My work can also be seen at the Clearwater Gallery and High Desert Gallery in Sisters, Oregon, the Freed Gallery in Lincoln City, Oregon and the Stitchin Post in Sisters, Oregon.
