Lately, my work has dealt with notions of personal identity and how, as human beings, we can be such chameleons. We wear many different hats in our lives today and fulfill many different functions. I am a woman, employee, mother, wife, daughter, friend and artist. Depending on time and place, my different identities are called on to step to the forefront. I became interested in the idea of “Who will I be when I am with you?” and worked with that as text in several earlier pieces.

Recently, I began working with fabric and sewing and creating abstract home forms. Sewing is traditionally work that is done in the privacy of the home. Sewn items are frequently given as personal gifts from one person to another: knitted scarves, sweaters and baby booties, crocheted afghans, hand-pieced quilts, pot holders woven by a child. Sewing seemed the appropriate method for constructing these homes. The process is additive and laborious, with the hand-stitching taking a long time. I use diaphanous fabrics like organza, chiffon and silks and you can see through the layers of the homes. The work moves intuitively and parallels my experience in my own home: no one gives you a manual as a parent or an artist. You have to find your own way, adding what seems necessary and right, and logging the hours to make it the best you can.