PORTFOLIO
fashion works
Elizabethan Ruff
100% linen, cotton lace
Wrap Dress
Rayon, cotton
Circles
Cotton jersey, cotton, tulle
Autumn Skirt
Recycled tablecloth, denim, recycled lace
Pearl top
Recycled knit sweater, recycled tank top, found materials (pearls)
Polka set
Deconstructed blouse, tank top and denim shorts
Flower Girl set
Recycled cotton sheets, found buttons
Flowveralls
Recycled overall materials, recycled flower bedsheets
Babydoll Bugs
Screen-printed recycled cotton bedsheets, found lace
Crab pants
Recycled cotton dyed with madder.
Reversible tote bag
Cotton
Curves tote bag
Cotton
weaving works
Striped Warp
Maurice Brassard 2/8 cotton yarn
Garden
Maurice Brassard 4/8 cotton yarn, found ribbon, pop tabs, spun wool, rope, yellow wool roving, found garland
Lily of the Valley tapestry
Mottled PROMX dyed wool yarn: Briggs and Little Heritage - base colour bleached white, 12/6 seine cotton twine
Decomposing tapestry
Maurice Brassard 4/8 cotton yarn, found materials
Textures
Wool yarns, twine, coiled paper, chopsticks, 8/8 cotton yarn, straw, mohair, wool roving acrylic yarn
Scarf
Wool yarn: Briggs and Little Heritage - brown, light maroon & natural white
Entry Rug
Wool yarn: Briggs and Little Heritage - Pink, Green Heather
Print & Dye Works
Mold - Tea Towels
Mercerized cotton, indigo vat dye
Mountain-scape
Wool yarn: Briggs and Little Heritage - base colour natural white. Mottled shallow pan dyed with acid dyes
Temple
Baby alpaca wool, natural base colour. Mottled shallow pan dyed with acid dyes
Snowcrest
Spun lambswool, natural base colour (grey). Ball wound indigo vat dyed
Quilt - in progress
Resist ProMX dyed mercerized cotton
Blues
Silk organza, wool serge, delaine wool, dyed with PROMX ultramarine, brightest blue, navy
Reds
Silk organza, silk habotai, wool serge, delaine wool, dyed with PROMX scarlet, fuchsia, basic red
Cabbage Natural Dye
Left: wool yarn, cotton, wool serge, silk habotai, silk organza, linen, dyed with cabbage and iron mordant.
Right: cotton, wool serge, silk habotai, silk organza, linen, dyed with cabbage and alum mordant
Natural Dye Sample Bundles
Materials: delaine wool, wool serge, silk habotai, silk organza, linen, cotton.
Dyes (left to right): indigo - 1 dip, indigo - 2 dips, cutch, lac, chamomile, madder, weld, logwood, white onion, brazilwood, black tea.
Resist Thiox samples
Mercerized cotton, dyed with PROMX, discharged with thiourea dioxide
Tender is the Flesh
Factory cotton, speedball ink
Picnic Blanket
Recycled cotton, speedball ink
Babydoll Bugs
Recycled cotton, speedball ink
additional craft works
Button Bugs - Spiders
Reworked tank top, embroidery thread, clear beads, buttons
Citrus dinner set
Growth - Apple Tree
Brass
Growth - Onion Root
Brass
Self Portrait
Charcoal, chalk
Drapery
Charcoal
Decomposition vessel
Dyed wool roving
Mind & Body
Paper, oil pastels, watercolour, charcoal, pill bottles, teeth moulds, fabric, dried moss, bubble wrap
WORKS IN PROGRESS
Begonia top
Muslin, wooden buttons
Dracanea Skirt
Muslin, lace, bias tape, 7” zipper
Swallows in Flight
Brightest Blue PROMX dyed mercerized cotton, embroidery thread
Piano Skirt
Recycled cotton