I’ll Fly Away #3: Winging It
13″ W x 17″ H
Follow the wind and travel the world.
I’ll Fly Away #3: Winging It is an improvised design created with hand-dyed silk fabrics and hand-embroidered with cotton threads dyed by the artist.
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I'll Fly Away
Ah, to be free as a bird! This series of embroidered art quilts celebrates the delight of discovering the wonders of this pretty planet. Created with silk fabrics and hand embroidered, each art quilt expresses the unbounded freedom of a bird in flight.
I’ll Fly Away #10: Paradise Lost
I’ll Fly Away #10: Paradise Lost
15″ W x 22″ H
Imagine all the habitats lost for the wildlife of these forests after a wildfire.
I’ll Fly Away #10: Paradise Lost is an improvised design created with hand-dyed silk fabrics and hand-embroidered with cotton threads dyed by the artist.
I’ll Fly Away #10: Paradise Lost is currently part of the Studio Art Quilt Associates traveling exhibit Primal Forces: Fire (SAQA Global Exhibit) through December 2028.
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I’ll Fly Away #1: Curiosity
I’ll Fly Away #1: Curiosity
10.5″ W x 15″ H
Inquisitiveness reveals the world.
I’ll Fly Away #1: Curiosity is an improvised design created with hand-dyed silk fabrics and hand-embroidered with cotton threads dyed by the artist.
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I’ll Fly Away #11: Clotho
I’ll Fly Away #11: Clotho
14″ W x 21″ H
In Greek mythology, Clotho was one of the three Moirai goddesses who decided the fate of humans. Clotho spins the thread of life. Sister Lachesis measures the length of that life. And Atropos chooses the manner of death and ends the lives of mortals by cutting their threads.
I’ll Fly Away #11: Clotho is an improvised design created with hand-dyed silk fabrics and hand-embroidered with cotton threads dyed by the artist.
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I’ll Fly Away #5: Wandering
I’ll Fly Away #5: Wandering
11″ W x 17″ H
Wandering, roving, floating. A recurring dream is that like a bird in flight, I am free to go anywhere. It is a dream about joy and having the freedom to be who I am.
I’ll Fly Away #5: Wandering is an improvised design created with hand-dyed silk fabrics and hand-embroidered with cotton threads dyed by the artist.
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I’ll Fly Away #8: Music
I’ll Fly Away #8: Music
16″ W x 18″ H
Listen to the music of birds as they soar through the sky singing “I’ll fly away!”
I’ll Fly Away #8: Music is an improvised design created with hand-dyed silk fabrics and hand-embroidered with cotton threads dyed by the artist.
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I’ll Fly Away #9: Evening Song
I’ll Fly Away #9: Evening Song
15″ W x 20.5″ H
Following a melody that floats in the air.
I’ll Fly Away #9: Evening Song is an improvised design created with hand-dyed silk fabrics and hand-embroidered with cotton threads dyed by the artist.
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