Psalm 97 is  a contemporary embroidery and mixed media piece inspired by the powerful love and sovereignty of Jesus

Redeemed cloth...redeemed lives..

This mixed media tapestry was created with cotton sari fabrics, hand woven linen, silk and cotton threads. It is a joyful collaboration of my weaving and embroidery work with the work of women whose lives have been redeemed from the hopelessness of the slums of Kolkata through fair trade sales of their products. 

The inspiration for this tapestry was a sari blanket; vintage sari fabrics lovingly stitched with kantha embroidery to create a beautiful blanket.  This tapestry began with a piece of the blanket and reflects the beauty of redeemed cloth and redeemed lives that have been restored with faith, love and hope. 

This sari tells a story of love and redemption The mixed media tapestry was created with cotton sari fabrics, hand woven linen, silk and cotton threads. It is a joyful collaboration of my weaving and embroidery work with the work of women whose lives have been redeemed from the hopelessness of the slums of Kolkata through fair trade sales of their products. 

The inspiration for this tapestry was Psalm 96 and a sari blanket; vintage sari fabrics lovingly stitched with kantha embroidery to create a beautiful blanket. This tapestry began with a piece of the blanket and reflects the beauty of redeemed cloth and redeemed lives that have been restored and now; "Sing to the LORD a new song.." 

Psalm 95...."Come let us sing to the Lord! Let us shout joyfully to the Rock of our salvation." Morning light, hope for the new day, a new year, the joy that the sunrise brings. Praise to Him! This is the inspiration for the mixed media tapestry reflecting on Psalm 95.

Art is a form of worship for me; the process of making art immersed in prayer and meditation.

Handwoven linen, cotton and silk threads interwoven, embroidered, layered and stitched on batik fabric to create a richly textured tapestry filled with love, joy and faith. The batik fabric the piece is mounted on was created by a very special batik artist I had the honor to meet in Ghana where I purchased this fabric. She was filled with the joy of the Lord as are all of her batiks.

"Prayers Lights" is inspired by the fervent prayers of mothers and grandmothers. Handwoven and embroidered threads are intertwined creating my vision of prayers as light beams reaching to Heaven. When I first became a mother I had this vision of my constant prayers for my babies as beautiful beams of light reaching Heaven, along with the answers to my prayers coming back to me as the beautiful light of Jesus, reminding me that indeed He knows, cares, loves and hears my prayers. As a grandmother now that vision has returned as I pray constantly for them as well as my grown up children. The prayers of mothers and grandmothers are powerful! 

"The heaven's proclaim the glory of God. the skies display His craftsmanship." Psalm 19 inspired this tiny tapestry. I'm in awe daily of the incredibly beautiful "paintings" in the sky God gives us. Though I can never capture His glory, my work is a reflection on Him and the beauty He has created.

This mixed media tapestry is created with handwoven linen and hand embroidered cotton and silk threads. I see each stitch much like a brush stroke in an impressionist painting, carefully composed with light and color.

"On that day life-giving waters will flow out from Jerusalem...and the LORD will be king over all the earth."  Zechariah 14:8-9 gives us a picture of that day when the LORD will reign.  His reign begins with the cross where He sacrificed everything and rose in victory.  Celebrating Jesus and the "life-giving water" He gives.
 

 Weddings Prayers was created as a wedding gift for two dear friends. Inspired by 1 Corinthians 13 - "faith, hope and love, but the greatest of these is love."

John 1:5 inspired this mixed media fiber art. "The light shines in the darkness, and the darkness can never extinguish it."