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Small Felted Vessels

I’ve been playing with wet felted vessel making this spring. Merino wool and silk. Approximate sizes – purple vessel – 4” wide by 5” high, blue vessel – 5” wide by 4 1/2” high. A selection of my felted vessels can be found in the Tides Contemporary Art Gallery Gift Shop in Kentville, Nova Scotia and…

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The Field Out Beyond Three

Hooked in the Impressionist style, The Field Out Beyond Three was inspired by this Rumi quote Out beyond ideas of wrongdoing and rightdoing, there is a field. I’ll meet you there. When the soul lies down in that grass, the world is too full to talk about. Hooked on linen with hand spun, commercial and…

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The Field Out Beyond Two

Like my first The Field Out Beyond, this piece was inspired by this Rumi quote Out beyond ideas of wrongdoing and right doing, there is a field. I’ll meet you there. When the soul lies down in that grass, the world is too full to talk about. Hooked in the Impressionist style on linen with…

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Renegade Woman

This mini Renegade Woman is part of my continuing Wild Woman/Renegade Woman series. Mixed media (hand hooked with wet felted appliqué) on linen, mounted on a wooden block. Ready to hang or stand on your favourite shelf. 4” x 5” 2025 $175 This piece is currently available at  Tides Contemporary Art Gallery Gift Shop in Kentville, Nova…

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Winter Sentinels

An Impressionist style winter scene of cattails in the snow in midwinter. Hand hooked with new and recycled wool yarns and fabrics on linen. Mounted on a 4” x 5” wooden block, painted flat black. 2025 SOLD! This piece is currently available at Tides Contemporary Art Gallery Gift Shop  in Kentville, Nova Scotia. Contact the gallery…

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Salt & Pepper

Salt & Pepper is another in my continuing Renegade Series. Mixed media (Hand hooked, hand spun and hand dyed yarns, commercial and recycled fabrics and yarns, wet felted and appliqué on linen), mounted on an artist canvas with dust cover and wire, ready for hanging. 12” x 12”, $575

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Self Portrait 3

Self Portrait 3 is another in my continuing Renegade Series. This self portrait represents the beautiful tattoos done by my tattoo artist son – a dragonfly and an abstract representation of freedom across my chest. 12” x 12”, mixed media (hooked and wet felted appliqué on linen), mounted on an artist canvas. Complete with a…

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From Her Hands to Mine

From Her Hands to Mine, the first in an Adornment series, a collection of wearable art intended as healing pieces of art. This piece is created completely with materials left over from my mother’s 40+ years of rug hooking. It is a necklace with large loops of cording cascading across the chest with an insert…

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Chakra Horizon

I hooked this Chakra Colour Horizon as a demonstration piece when teaching Chakra Colour By Design at the 2024 TIGHR conference in Niagara Falls, Ontario. It is a simple figure of a person sitting cross-legged to illustrate the locations of the Chakras and their corresponding colours on the body. 18” x 11”, hooked with hand…

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Abundance Too

“Letting go of expectations, Trusting that whatever unfolds is meant to be. Release”  When designing this small mat I pictured releasing a handful of my Chakra circles and watching where they land. 19” x 25” Hand hooked with hand spun and hand dyed yarns, commercial and recycled yarns and fibres, primarily wool on linen. 2024

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Hats were her statement

The fourth in my Renegade Series, Hats were her statement. I loved designing and creating this mixed media piece. I am a lover of hats and fashion. It features rug hooking, wet felting and applique on linen. Mounted on artist canvas, with dust cover. Ready to hang. 12″ x 12″ $575 – This piece is…

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She loved her natural hair

The third in my Renegade Series, She loved her natural hair. This mixed media piece (rug hooking, wet-felting and my hand-spun art yarn) on linen, features a renegade woman with her natural, curly locks. 12″ x 12″, mounted on artist canvas with dust cover. Ready to hang. $575 – This piece is currently available at…

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