I love rich, saturated color and I'm betting that you do too. After living for years in Chicago where everyone seemed to dress in the same grey, black, blah tones to match the winter landscape, I decided it would be my mission to add dots of color to brighten things up a bit. Who can resist smiling when seeing someone wearing a jaunty striped beret?

The hats are an extension of my art practice. They are abstracted knitted versions of my gouache paintings. I think of them as knitted sketches. The bead embroideries are part of my first collection of work, many of which now hang in museums and private collections around the world. Lately, I've returned to a love for jewelry making and have developed a thing for all paper bits. Inevitably, these studies and interests are showing up here.

When I'm not making something for you, I am designing patterns for you to make your own. These patterns may be found on my blog, as well as in numerous books, magazines and eHow.com. I will soon be selling a few of my more complicated designs here - so stay tuned on that one!

I love to do custom work, whether a large bead embroidered panel for your living room or a pair of baby booties to give. Convo me if you are interested.

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