It takes some amount of courage to stand up for beauty and do it without irony or sentimentality. I was attracted to “And Beauty for All” when I first heard of it because of its unabashed appeal to that fundamental principle. That is the principle that I most want to see in the world, most want to feel within myself.

I’m a fiber artist and I make large art quilts made of many layers of fabric, dye and paint, all stitched together to create complex images of the natural world.