Artists Statement |
A passionate environmentalist, I am committed to creating functional and decorative art using pre- existing materials. I reclaim discarded mill ends, samples, and scraps - many of them vintage prints from my mother's collection. Mary Johnson loved to sew, and she loved to entertain! Our Kansas City home was often filled with guests, many of them college students, foreign missionaries, or needy children. |
Mother & Daughter revisit their first home East Los Angeles, around 1990 |
Meet my mom, Mary Johnson. She lives on, in her fabulous fabrics! |
My respect for history and nature also prompts my choice of materials for other products. Doll's facial features are created using antique costume jewelry and buttons from my mother's and grandmother's collections. Pouches and bags come from mill ends and fabric samples. Each hobby horse head comes uses one sheet of an upholstery sample book. Thus each item is truely one-of-a-kind, made in America, signed and dated. |
When Mom passed on in 1997, I inherited her fabric "stash". It makes my heart sing to resurrect her fabrics, giving them new life as wallhangings, pillows, and place-quilts, which others all over the world can use to welcome their own guests. I like to think that Mom is watching over each family, giving them her special warm blessing, as some of her fabrics grace their walls, couch, or table. |
