Twist
A sewing machine and hand needles are used to sculpt my colorful abstract, geometric fabric creations. I transform blank cloth with bright dyes and thread using traditional techniques to create innovative, dimensional work. By definition these sculptural, fabric constructions are “quilts” – layers of fabric held together by stitches.
Growth
Growth is an abstract representation of all that we experience as we grow and learn. Created with repurposed fabric, handmade stamp, acrylic paint, paper, and thread. Each piece is created with mindful positive intention.
Growth
Sculpture
Convergence
This is a finely handwoven linen wall hanging. It hangs from one aluminum rod, and is weighted at the bottom with a second aluminum rod. Each color change is marked by an almost-invisible knot.
C&J Placemats (Set of 2)
Two hand woven cotton placemats inspired by the aesthetics of a pair friends who are newly-engaged, and whose couple initial’s are C & J.
C&J Placemats (Set of 2)
Two hand woven cotton placemats inspired by the aesthetics of a pair friends who are newly-engaged, and whose couple initial’s are C & J.
Chaos
Lately, the world seems to be in complete disorder and confusion.
Chaos
Lately, the world seems to be in complete disorder and confusion.
You must be so embarrassed
English Paper Piecing is one of the oldest forms of hand quilting. It is the base for the famed grandmother quilt made of hexagon flowers. It is also a huge source of community for women as they sit in groups to work on their EPP projects and trade fabric hexagons with one another. The process […]
You’re more graceful than that
Title Origin: A transcription from a recorded conversation with my paternal grandmother, Carol, while she was on hospice. Image Origins: My hand and my paternal grandmother’s hand; image of her from grade school; text from the back of a photograph of her holding me at 4 hours old; a scribbled note from a night in […]
Today Textile: December 2, 2022 8:36pm
In daily moments prompted by the social app Be Real, I snap pictures of my surroundings via the photo filter app, camera+, altering the photo into a pixelated, color-minimal translation. I then convert these images into weaving files legible to the Tc2 digital jacquard loom. My process collaborates with technology, retranslating images into textiles that […]
Mini Weaving 4
This one of a kind mini abstract woven piece.
W 2nd Gatito St.
This piece is reversible. On one side, the cat is pink, and on the other, it is yellow. This is a wall weaving made on a TC2 loom and then painted on.
Undulation
A cotton mesh fabric, hand-stitched with colorful linen, silk, and wire. It hangs from two silk-wrapped metal rings. It is see-through.
Twisty
To answer the inevitable question, YES it is a quilt. View each element individually; they are each whole cloth quilts. Look at the entire work. Rods pierce each of the whole cloth quilts. The rods form the “thread” holding the quilt together. A traditional quilt it is not; nor are other elements used in its […]
Tic Tac Toe
Tic Tac Toe is based on the strip form, my interpretation of strip piecing. It showcases the topography of my local environment. The hard of the built environment, represented by the metal rods and rubber grommets versus the soft of the landscape, represented by the fabric. As you move away from the suburbs and into […]
TERRA
Elementals draws upon the elemental building blocks of life: air (AER), water (AQUA), fire (IGNUS), and earth (TERRA). The mixed media works in Elementals are custom printed charmeuse, silk dupioni and include laser cut wood, acrylic and wool. Designed on computer like Hochman Brown’s previous work but presented using a combination of many techniques, tracing […]
Sunshine Bouquet Throw Pillow
This 18 x 18″ pillow with envelope button closure is made with our printed luxury Belgian linen featuring our lovely 2-color “Sunshine Bouquet” print. Printed using water-based inks. Machine wash warm. Line dry.
“Sunshine Bouquet” Tea Towel Set
This is a set of 3, 100% Cotton Flour Sack Tea Towel featuring our floral “Sunshine Bouquet” design. The tea towel is screen printed in water-based ink and measures 28 inches by 29 inches. Our cotton towel is hand-made in Michigan, so there will be slight variations in size. The tea towel is packaged with […]
SubtleBurst
Abstract whole cloth quilt created with artist thickened dye painted fabric, machine quilted. Dye painting is a fairly new medium for me. I have been working in a friends studio and having a lot of fun responding to the colors I have mixed and use in the work. This was created on a bright spring […]
Spilling Staples
A fun shape to play with!
Siamese Twins
Bright colors and movement are predominant elements of the repetitive structure, allowing light and shadow to create new patterns and colors. The work is not static; it loves the interplay with light and movement within its environment while suspended. The work can be displayed vertically or horizontally.
Shattered
Thickened dye painted and screen printed cotton fabric, cut, assembled and quilted on a longarm machine. We have all been shattered or experienced shattering in our lives. The glass may have just fallen to the floor, or things took a different turn than expected. The light changes, life is brighter and more colorful, and the […]
Second Cup
I start work each day at my desk with my second cup of tea. The rings from my mug and the proportions of my desk are reflected in this piece. I love a good ritual.
