Silence is God's first language.  

Everything else is a poor translation.

~ Rumi

OUT IN THE WORLD

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Art quilt studio: Fall 2026
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Most Recent Work

Skate Shark: Commissioned by Daniela DiIorio for UGA Marine Sciences

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Artist Talk: Winterville Cultural Center March 12, 2025
Artist Talk: Winterville Cultural Center March 12, 2025
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Ocean Science Meeting 2026 Glasgow, Scotland
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SEEK

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Trial Gardens
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July Gravel
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Firefly
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Rock Creek
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Orchid Daze (and Tulips)
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snow
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Wetland
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Firefly
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Swamp Rabbit
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Pond Trail
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FATS
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Pavement Ends
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Broad River
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Fernandina Beach
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Winterville Community Garden (Firefly)
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Bike Packing Currahee Mountain
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State Botanical Gardens of Georgia
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Philadelphia
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Orchid Daze ATL Botanical Gardens
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Dauset
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Lake Jocassee
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55 Miles to Watson's Mill
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Oconee River (Scull Shoals to Dyar's Pasture)
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Long Nose Creek
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Brasstown Falls
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Lake Jocassee
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Lake Chapman
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Dyar’s Pasture
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Hard Labor Creek
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Black Snake Road
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THRIVE

Thriving
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White Hibiscus
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Chinese Aster
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chamomile
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native hibiscus
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cutleaf coneflower
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View fullsize Have you picked up the summer issue of art quilting studio yet? Chock full of tidbits and beauty.
View fullsize Pulled out my Salsa Cutthroat this weekend. Just damn. What a great bike.
View fullsize WIP Adding some delphinium (larkspur) blooms. #staytuned
View fullsize 30 years. I will always choose you. I will always say yes. I will always love you.
View fullsize WIP I’ve started drawings for the class I’m going to teach. As of now no date for it set but it is developing and it is coming this year. I got hung up on figuring out how to give people creative autonomy to make something of their own. I
View fullsize Where you will find us both in our free time.
View fullsize Been thinking a lot about my life lately - How grateful I am to be alive - How grateful I am to be loved by so many wonderful people - in many ways I feel like I am birthing a new version of me as my body heals and my strength returns. ::I’m R
View fullsize On Sunday we went to rock creek mtb park and had a blast. Shuttle up. Soar down. So good to be on a bike and doing it with friends made it even better.
View fullsize ::black bear:: 2026 Curious. Will you share her story as it comes through you? With me? More images 🔗⬆️
View fullsize I love her. That is all. More later.
View fullsize So excited!! The Summer Issue of Art Quilting Studio features my mermaid and another article contribution.. this time about my obsession with DETAILS! On newsstands everywhere!
View fullsize Happy birthday dad. We miss you. Every.single.day.
View fullsize ::Black Bear:: 2026 🔗 in bio There is no way to happiness - Happiness is the way ~ Thich Nhat Hahn
View fullsize He screened in the patio. Then he built this beautiful sofa. And now we can enjoy coffee, the garden, and the bird feeders without mosquitos. He’s a keeper. @serpentofjoy74
View fullsize ✔️Civic duty done.
View fullsize WIP Took a minute to settle into the handwork on the daffodils, but now we’re blooming. #artquilt #fabriccollage #collagequilt
View fullsize We’ve been through some tough shit. We made it through together. We did it with ample laughs and sarcasm. I love you guys. I’m unbelievably grateful to be your mom. 💕
View fullsize WIP Sewing down the last few daffodils and then on to the handwork. #almostdone