Mood Indigo - draft on design wall
2021 - See next image for bed and description.
Back of "Octagon Stars" (front is by Cindi Cossen) Size; Twin bed.
2021 - Collaboration with Cindi Cossen- Nancy assembled her stack of octagon star squares into a “top”; backing was designed by Nancy (it’s an super-sized Octagon Star) and quilted by Nancy. In the photo the hanging sleeve obscures the triangle point at the top of this image.
Dancing Pumpkins
2015 Size: crib sized quilt, commissioned for new baby with two older siblings. SOLD.
Benjamin's Snow Leopard
2019 Tween-size donation quilt, created to feature a snow leopard, printed on fabric.
Dune Bug
2020 Commissioned by friends for friends.
African Influence
2012 Size: approximately double bed. Not for Sale.
Commissioned by an artist who chose many of these 'ethnic' fabrics from my 'stash', this piece is influenced by the metal sculptures of a Ghanaian metal assemblage artist, El Anatsui. Its dynamic play of light and shapes creates a bas-relief look, and its irregular edges evoke the roughness of el Anatsui's wall hangings.
La Tendresse
2010 Size; Queen bed. Not for Sale.
Designed with its Owner's Chinese rug in mind, this bed quilt refers loosely to its colors and motifs. Notice the Asian-influenced fabrics and how the field bleeds, characteristically, into the border.
Primary Colors
2009 Size: 114"h x 110"w Not for Sale.
Using only three colors, I designed this ‘colorist’ art quilt to have several areas spotlit in white light. By adding lighter and darker splashes that echo nearby colors, I keep the eye moving and add to the illusion. It is the ‘sparks of light’ and the sparkling colors that make this quilt so exciting. Designed as a wedding chuppah; owned by the married couple.
Kimono Inspired
2008 Size: 120"h x 97"w Not for sale.
Using Japanese and other fabrics with other designers’ patterns is more challenging, complex and nuanced. I specialize in designing ‘colorist’ quilts that move from color to color in a variety of ways --- blending with intermediate shades, adding color splashes that echo nearby colors, and keeping the eye moving to encourage the color integration. It is the ‘sparks of light’ and the sparkling colors that make this quilt so exciting.
Sunlit Flowers, Arbor and Stream
2004 Size: 120"h x 120"w Not for Sale.
Using a variety of modules and many fabrics from Japan, this design creates the illusion of a field of flowers with sun streaming across it. A curving Japanese water pattern pieced into the stream adds to the illusion of motion. An arbor in perspective is covered in flowers as well. Designed as a wedding chuppah; owned by the married couple.