Hours: By Appointment 10 AM – 4 PM
Your pet’s portrait can be commissioned in fabric collage to just about any size you would like. All I need is a good, clear color photograph of the animal.
Please contact me so we can discuss your options.
FAQs…
Ricky is a Cuban Anole I photographed at the Denver Museum of Nature and Science during the ¡Cuba! exhibit. Fabric Collage, 2019 / 24″ x 18″ / Unframed on stretched canvas. $900.
Grooming is important. When it comes to getting a little help with that job, it doesn’t matter whether you are a domestic cat or a lynx, like these two. Fabric Collage Quilt, 2013 / 36″ x 60″ / $5400
Being called “stubborn as a mule” is considered a compliment by some of us. Fabric Collage Quilt, 2012 / 64″ x 30″ / $2880
Fabric and Paper Collage, 2018 / 50″ x 30″ / $3,000
I spend as much time as I can around animals with camera in hand. When I get back to the studio, I study the expressions and body language I caught with the camera. When a particular animal jumps out at me and has something to say, I will listen and translate for the viewer.
That begins the process of choosing color, be it natural or expressive, as a starting point. I dive into the extensive collection of fabric that fills the bookcase in my studio. Some of this is commercial fabric, new and old, or fabric that has been hand-dyed or hand-painted. Recently there has been an influx of mono-printed/stamped fabrics I have created to add to the palette.
I know everything is coming together when I have to force myself from the studio for meals or to sleep at night. That devotion is rewarded when viewers become emotionally involved with the piece and tell me stories about the animal. I know I have done my job if they can look into the animal’s eyes and know this is a sentient being.
