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.
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This local celebrity was enjoying a quiet dinner of carp when the paparazzi showed up. Thank you to the Boulder County Parks and Open Space for the use of their photograph. Fabric Collage Quilt, 2013 / 34″ x 44″ / $2200
A curious buffalo calf has a burning question: will he find his mother? On display at Textiles West, 6545 N. Academy Boulevard, Colorado Springs, CO Fabric Collage Quilt, 2012 / 28″ x 33″ / $1250
Osprey that nested near the Boulder County Fairgrounds in Longmont, CO. Fabric Collage, 2015 / 20″ x 20″/ Framed $1100
Banjo is a working dog on the Drowsy Water Ranch in Colorado. His duties include keeping the cattle in line and watching over the many visitors enjoying a week at a dude ranch. Border collies love having a job! Fabric Collage, 2019 / 24″ x 18″ / $864.
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.
