Hello, and welcome to my occasional series where I try out different vintage film cameras and various types of 35mm film. For this set of pictures I used my Nikon N6006, one of my favorites for ease of use and quality of images. The film is Cinestill 400d. More on my blog, link in comments.

Hello and welcome to part 104 of my experiments with wet cyanotype. For this session I used leaves from columbine, brunnera, lamiastrum and cotinus. The first three are on cotton fabric. I then did four prints on 9 x 12 mineral paper. More on my blog, link in comments #fiberart #wetcyan

One of the fun parts of my artistic practice is making pinhole camera prints. They are incredible low-tech, consisting of photo paper sealed in a beer can, with a literal pinhole used as an aperture to let light in. . #pinholecamera #SummerSolstice2026

I am pleased to share with you my latest work, Mink and Sycamore. I am interested in the small mammals that make their homes near my suburban habitat in Pennsylvania. I enjoy catching glimpses of them and am saddened but also intrigued by their eventual demise and their skeletal remains. #quiltart

Look what I spotted out in the wild! It’s the summer issue of Quilting Arts Magazine, with my feature article”Pressed in Cloth”. Get yours so you can read all about it! #quiltingarts #quiltingartsmagazine #quiltingdaily #fiberarts

Welcome to part 103 of my experiments in wet cyanotype printmaking. I had an steamy hot day to work with, so rather than venture far I picked what was readily at hand-- some horribly invasive Japanese knotweed leaves and some lovely native boxelder twigs.

Oh, to be a bumblebee in June, spending the night curled up on a milkweed blossom. #bumblebee #milkweed

I'm so happy to share this interview I recently did with Quilting Arts Magazine Editor Marcia Young. Set aside 15 minutes and enjoy a glimpse into my life as a fiber artist. I think you'll find it both entertaining and useful. Look for my article in the Summer 2026 issue. youtu.be/TD_gfirKQDo?...

I was mesmerized today by this collection of Argentinian weavings at the Carnegie Museum of Art in Pittsburgh. They were made as a commission for the Carnegie International by a collective, referencing the Tewok River. A visit is recommended if you get the chance. #Silat #carnegieinternational

Every day is a new adventure. Today I spotted this gorgeous Conopholis americana, aka bear corn, a non-photosynthesizing parasitic plant that grows on the roots of oak and beech trees. It was my first time seeing one and it made my day. #conopholisamericana

I'm thrilled to share that my journey as an art quilter is featured in the Summer 2026 issue of Quilting Arts as part of their 25th year celebration. In the article, Pressed in Cloth, I talk about my path over the past 25+ years with insights about the framework that guides my creative direction.

I am honored once again to lend artwork for the Art in Embassies program. Two of my art quilts are on their way to Astana, Kazakhstan. They were chosen by Ambassador Julie M. Stufft. Included are In Dreams I Went Fishing and Late Summer Roses. More on my blog, link in comments.

Welcome to the 2026 season of printmaking! I am working with the ephemeral blossoms of my black cherry tree, using wet and traditional cyanotype processes. Flowers are difficult to capture, so I am happy with how these turned out. Process photos and info on my blog, link below #fiberart #wetcyan

It’s opening day in the backyard cyanotype printshop! It’s really tricky to make a print with tiny flowers like these chokecherry blossoms, and some of my chemicals are old. Will it be fabulous or a flop? Either way, I’m in my happy place 🥰 #cyanotype #wetcyan #botanicalprintmaking

Spent the late winter evenings basting a big batch these hexies, now I get the pleasure of arranging them into sets, then hand stitching them together. At some point they will be an integral part of an art quilt. The colors match the spring greens I’m seeing all around me. #artquilt #fiberart

Bought myself a cheap little board carder and am trying it out. I only use roving occasionally, as needlefelted accents on river panels, so I was getting along fine without one, but I would have done it sooner had I realized how much fun it is! #neeflefelting #fiberart #textileart #carding #artquilt

I am happy to share my latest work, Under the Flying Moon. This quilt references a colloquial name for the full moon of August, when fledgling birds leave the nest and take to the blue skies.

Today’s excitement—a mourning cloak and an eastern comma butterfly found along the trail. Both species can overwinter, which I always find astonishing, and emerge when spring arrives. Wish I had had a telephoto with me, but please enjoy the proof of their existence. #butterfly

Under the needle, a wet cyan/solarfast print on cotton of a tall blue lettuce leaf. I love the shape and size of them. #artquilt #fiberart #wetcyan #printmaking

Sunday Spotlight - White Mulberry, 2007. This small tree is native to China, where it is used to feed silkworms. Its edible berries are relished by birds, and it has escaped cultivation to spring up in the types of weedy, neglected areas I find so interesting.

I’m layering a large quilt prior to quilting it and wanted to share part of the process. What you are looking at here is the back of the quilt top, getting a final press. I use a wide variety of natural fiber fabrics, so I take the extra step of backing my patchwork with cotton muslin. #fiberart

As I'm gearing up for this year's botanical printmaking season, I realized I had one set of prints from late last fall I hadn't shared yet. So here for your enjoyment are a pair of black cherry leaf prints, done on cotton sateen. More on my blog, link in comments. #fiberart #wetcyan

I am pleased to announce that my quilt Flash Flood Warning has been accepted for the No Boundaries exhibition at the Virginia Quilt Museum. This quilt is part of my ongoing series addressing the effect of climate change on weather events. More on my blog, link in comments.

Hello! Welcome to part 100 of my ongoing experiments with the wet cyanotype process. When I started this journey on the summer solstice of 2017, I knew I was instantly enamored with the process, but didn't know if it would be sustainable in the long run. Much more on my blog, link in comments

After many, many hours spent hand basting then hand joining these English paper pieced hexagons, today I’m doing the quick fun bit of popping out the papers, in preparation of incorporating them into a larger artwork. #fiberart #artquilt #epp #handstitching #slowstitching

My work, Flash Flood Watch, hanging at The Dairy Barn Arts Center for tonight’s opening of OH +5. Photo courtesy of Afinchsong Creation - Andrea Finch, who also has work in the exhibit. #artquilt

Sunday Spotlight: In Dreams I Slept in a Cabin. I lived near the mighty Susquehanna River most of my life and it is the inspiration for much of my artwork. This piece stems from a dream where I lived a simple life in a cabin near the river, lulled to sleep each night by the sound of it flowing.

Happy Solstice! As is my practice, today I retrieved the pinhole cameras I mounted at the summer solstice, and hung up a new batch. It's an extremely low-tech operation, using a beer can with a single pinhole poked in it with a sheet of 5" x 7" black and white photo paper loaded inside.

Under the needle, a monoprint of a tulip poplar leaf, on cotton. It will be an element in a large quilt I’m working on. #artquilt #fiberart #printmaking

Welcome to part 6 of my occasional experiments with film soup. This is a continuation of the same roll of 35mm Kodak gold that I shot in part 5, on my Olympus OM10. I souped it for about 24 hours with dish soap. I love a good pedestrian bridge, with all those struts and angles and shadows.

New Work! I am happy to present my latest quilt, Flash Flood Watch. And it's going places! Alarmed by global climate change and frequent dramatic weather events, I’m working on a series of weather-related quilts. #artquilt #fiberart #wetcyanotype #needlefelting #handembroidery

Persistently picking peppers in Pittsburgh Pennsylvania. Forecasted freeze foretells finale.

Sunday spotlight, "Squirrel and Locust", cyanotypes on cotton, heliographic prints on cotton, vintage embroidery, artist painted fabric, commercial fabric, stitching, hand beadwork. Size: 47"h x 37"w This seemed like a good moment to share this momento mori quilt. #cyanotype #artquilt #fiberart

Welcome to part 99 featuring Spikenard, Aralia racemosa. It's a perennial that grows to shrub height in summer, with large coarse leaves, and spikes of inconspicuous flowers that mature to purple berries. I started with a print on cotton sateen, using cyanotype chemicals with a splash of Solarfast.

Welcome to part 5 of my series where I share images altered by the film soup process. These were taken on 35mm Kodak film, with an Olympus OM10 camera. After finishing the roll, I soaked the film canister in a solution of water with a bit of dish soap for 24 hrs., drained it, and let it dry .

Spending a rainy afternoon stitching french knots on wool tweed. It’s slow but satisfying work. #slowstitch #handembroidery #frenchknots

I hadn’t done a cyanotype print from a photo for a while, but I still remember how. 10” x 12” on cotton sateen. #sealskull #cyanotype #blueprint #altphotography

Welcome to part 98 of my ongoing experiments with the wet cyanotype process. In this post I continue my mini-obsession with red mulberry leaves. The red mulberry, Morus rubra, is the native tree here in the eastern US.

Today’s moment of zen courtesy of the spectacular VanDusen Botanical Garden in Vancouver, British Columbia. It’s 55 acres of themed gardens and woodsy areas and it’s just superb. #botanicalgardens

Today’s moment of zen, from Grouse Mountain, British Columbia. #hiking

Welcome to part 97 of my documented experiments in wet cyanotype printing. I started this project in June of 2017, and it has continued to hold my interest over the intervening years. I began this batch with a large branch of red mulberry leaves on a cotton sateen panel.

Sunday Spotlight: I've spent a lot of my life closely observing the natural world along the Susquehanna River, and yes, it really does show up in my dreams. In this work, it serves as an allegory for a world where all is in balance and beauty abounds. #artquilt #fiberart

Today’s moment of zen, at the Pittsburgh Botanic Garden. #artinstallations

I am delighted to share that Greenhouse Effect has been juried into Celebrating American Craft 2025 at the Sarratt Gallery at Vanderbilt University, Nashville, TN. This juried exhibition features the work of 34 craft based artists from across the USA.

The first set of striking images were taken in a somewhat mundane place, the Waterfront shopping center in Homestead, PA, just outside of Pittsburgh. One of the reasons I love it here is that the mundane is often side-by-side with the transmundane; there are relics of the industrial age everywhere.

Preliminary design work on a project using the luscious woolens I brought back from Cloth Dublin (+ a bit of Harris tweed.) I thank my lucky stars I ended up as a fiber artist- the weight and texture of this cloth in my hands, and the slightly wooly smell when I steam press it is divine . #fiberart

Wet cyanotype experiments on cotton and mineral paper, part 96. Be sure to click through as there's a lot of variety in this batch. #wetcyanotype

I make these film soup images as a sort of special treat to myself. It's a mildly complicated process; taking pictures with an eye as to what might translate well to the format, "souping" the film in solution for a period of time, drying the film, sending it for processing, then editing the results.

Welcome to more adventures in wet cyanotype printing, starting with the leaves of that crowd favorite, tall blue lettuce, Lactuca biennis. The next is a leaf of the lettuce and a sprig of the decidedly non-native Japanese knotweed, Fallopia japonica. The last print is a solo image of the knotweed.

I'm thrilled to be one of the 40 SAQA artists selected by juror Marcia Young for the 2025 SAQA Journal Gallery. This exhibition in print will be included in the SAQA Journal 2025 Issue #4. My Greenhouse Effect will be featured along with the extraordinary work of other textile artists worldwide.