The background is fused. The leaves of the cat tails are machine appliqued. The cat tail heads are pounded and torch-colored pieces of copper that are attached with small metal brads. 22" x 27" $225.00
Fsued background. "Reeds" are copper coated wire, pounded and shaped and hand couched onto the background. 22" x 27" $250.00
The turquoise side panels and center moon are appliqued. The moon is free motion machine appliqued and quilted. The gingko tree and leaves on the left panel are hand hammered and hand formed copper, hand stitched to the background. The bamboo trees on the right are bronze mesh strips that have been machine stitched to the background. The small leaves are hand formed copper and are machine stitched. A hand-made fabric bead is attached to the small bottom panel. 22" x 27" $450
This piece is woven of strips of mixed media fabric and bronze mesh. The fabric strips have Angelina fiber adhered to them. The bronze mesh strips have been hand cut. They are machine stitched with copper metallic thread using a decorative machine stitch design. The fabric & mesh strips were woven together and machine stitched to the machine quilted background. 22" x 22" $350
Mixed Media
Thread Paintings etc.
The background is handpainted, slanted to allow paint to run to create the "ghost" effects in the background. The trees are machine appliqued, the branches are free motion thread painted. The fire is machine appliqued and free motion thread painted with metallic threads. 17" x 22" $350
The background is handpainted to depict the ocean with free motion machine stitching across the bottom for grasses. Each piece attached to the background represents a postcard from one of NC's beaches. Most are hand painted with free motion machine embroidery and threadpainting. 18" x 22" $400
Batik fabric - machine couching, decorative machine stitches, hand stitching, and hand beading. 12" x 12" $200