Sun Temple, 2009
56" x 50"
$4,800
National Juried Show, Canadian Quilters' Association, London, Ontario, 2011.
Inspired by travels in the Southwestern United States (New Mexico and Arizona). The colours represent the dramatic rock formations and the turquoise jewellrey I love so much. Many of the ruins of ancient peoples contain a sun temple.
Solstice, 2008
43" x 55"
$3,700
World Quilt Competition, 2008.
Canadian Quilters Association National Juried Show, 2008
This quilt was made in honour of the Winter Solstice. Because of the earth's tilt during the latter days of December (usually around the 21 - 23) our hemisphere is leaning furthest from the sun and therefore daylight is shortest. The Solstice marks the return of the sun and the lengthening of the days. Many ancient cultures world-wide marked this event, which was later taken over by Christianity (the coming of the Son rather than the Sun). I wanted this piece to feel like a burst of light in the night. The materialism and hype of Christmas can leave one feeling jaded and sad, and I think it is gratifying to honour a natural event and find meaning in it as ancient peoples did.
Drift, 2008
29" x 48"
$1,700
"O Canada", a special juried exhibition of Canadian quilts, International Quilt Festival Chicago, Long Beach, and Houston, 2009.
Winter 2008 was a harsh one in many parts of North America. In Ottawa, the snow drifts were so high that my snowblower couldn't blow the snow that high anymore. I felt I needed to make a quilt to commemorate a memorable winter.
Moon Time, 2008
22" x 40"
$1,350
Moons, trees and women share seasons and cycles in common. Like the moon, women have a monthly cycle. "Moon Time" is an aboriginal (Ojibway) expression that refers to a woman's menstrual cycle, and the female energy known as "Grandmother Moon"is said to govern a woman's cycle.
Moon Over Naikoon, 2006
30-1/2" x 22"
Private Collection
The Grand National: Fantasy, Kitchener-Waterloo Art Gallery, 2007. This quilt was also featured on the front cover of the Gallery's promotional brochure for Summer 2007.
Inspired by a visit to Naikoon Provincial Park on a trip to the Queen Charlotte Islands, a magical series of islands off the northwest coast of British Columbia, Canada. It is named after a little gem of a cafe situated down the road from the cabin we stayed in. Just beyond the reach of electricity, all cooking and baking is done using propane.The quilt represents many of my impressions of Queen Charlotte: the wild winds and waves, and the tall skinny sitka spruce trees with their bare and broken branches. I put a little bit of a Haida feel into the moon because of the rich Haida culture and history on the islands.
Aurora Moon, 2004
30" x 38"
$1,600
Humans have long been fascinated by the aurora borealis (northern lights). As a small child I used to see them on cold winter nights because I lived in the country where no artificial lights competed with them. This is my rendering of the aurora, using left-over strips of my hand-dyed fabrics.
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Moonscape, 2005
19-1/2" x 21-1/2"
$600
Greet the Dawn 2005
18" x 45"
$1,100