A NOTE FROM THE ARTIST ABOUT MATERIALS AND TECHNIQUE: "I began my wearable art business in the fall of 2000 with a 40$ investment and intense drive to produce wearable art. Over the years and many hundreds of art fairs along the way, my work has evolved constantly throughout the past two decades. As my skill set improved, I was able to use textiles to create functional one of a kind paintings each telling its own unique story. Smite recently, I have begun to free stitch words and appliques with my vintage sewing machine adding new dimension to my work. Strongly influenced by the music I listen to as I work, and the books I read when I break from my sewing room, I incorporate these influences into my current body of work."