Lace

Lace, in all its forms, has been an important part of my work, as necessary to me as cloth or paper or thread. As a design element, I am intrigued by its ambiguous quality - part solid, part air. I love the way the background showing through the lace can be as important as the lace itself. Lace carries implications of delicacy, of femininity, of times past. This is something I can work with and play up, or perhaps play against.

Botanica 18" X 18" The hand-dyed potato dextrin crackled cotton was made by Marie Wiley

Hardy Flowering Vines 22" X 14.5"

Hardy Flowering Vines (Detail)

Flourish 18" X 54"

Flow 28" X 60"

Flow (Detail)

Circa 1910 40 ½" X 50"

Circa 1910 (Detail)

23 Rue Americaine 23" X 28 ¼"

6½ Hearts 40" X 41"

6½ Hearts (Detail)

Punto In Aria 20 ½" X 25"