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Driven by a life-long love of working with fiber, my work evolved from making garments at age 8 to quilt
making starting about 15 years ago. I soon left traditional quilting constraints behind and began exploring
more contemporary construction and design concepts
Inspiration for my work often comes from my experiences living in the Middle East most of my adult life or
my love of music. Many are made with free cut curves and either machine pieced or raw edge appliqué.
Adding more color and texture with threads and free motion machine quilting is my favorite step.
I enjoy making my own fabrics through different hand-dyeing or painting techniques and printing photos
or photo manipulations directly onto fabric.
EXHIBITIONS:
Juried:
2002 “Bamboo Moon”, International Quilt Festival - IQA “A World of Beauty” - Houston, TX
2001 “March Madness”, International Quilt Festival - IQA “A World of Beauty” - Houston, TX
2003 ”Mountains High”, International Quilt Festival - IQA “A World of Beauty” - Houston, TX
2003 “March Madness”, Pacific International Quilt Festival, Santa Clara, CA
2003 “House With Four Rooms”, Pacific International Quilt Festival, Santa Clara, CA,
2003 “Coastline,” International Quilt Festival - IQA, “A World of Beauty” - Houston, TX
2007 “Eye of the Storm”, Creative Quilting Book Exhibit - International Quilt Festival, Houston, TX
2009 "Self" and "Reverie," Houston Area Fiber Artists, Spring Show, Archway Gallery, Houston, TX
Invitational:
2006: ”Texas Invitational Art Quilt Show”, Kerr Arts & Cultural Center, Kerrville, TX
2007 & 2008: “Beyond the Borders” at Copper Shade Tree Gallery, Round Top, TX
2008: October 24 - December 28 - Beyond the Borders, "Unifying Threads",
Houston Center for Contemporary Craft, Houston, TX
PUBLICATIONS:
Journal quilt “Eye of the Storm” was included in the book CREATIVE QUILTING, edited by Karey
Bresenhan, published by Quilting Arts, 2007.
Al-Ayyam-Al-Jamilah, 2008 Spring, Aramco Services Co., Houston, TX
Organizations:
Quilt Guild of Greater Houston
Houston Area Fiber Artists, Program Chair
Studio Art Quilt Associates (SAQA), Co-Representative Texas
making starting about 15 years ago. I soon left traditional quilting constraints behind and began exploring
more contemporary construction and design concepts
Inspiration for my work often comes from my experiences living in the Middle East most of my adult life or
my love of music. Many are made with free cut curves and either machine pieced or raw edge appliqué.
Adding more color and texture with threads and free motion machine quilting is my favorite step.
I enjoy making my own fabrics through different hand-dyeing or painting techniques and printing photos
or photo manipulations directly onto fabric.
EXHIBITIONS:
Juried:
2002 “Bamboo Moon”, International Quilt Festival - IQA “A World of Beauty” - Houston, TX
2001 “March Madness”, International Quilt Festival - IQA “A World of Beauty” - Houston, TX
2003 ”Mountains High”, International Quilt Festival - IQA “A World of Beauty” - Houston, TX
2003 “March Madness”, Pacific International Quilt Festival, Santa Clara, CA
2003 “House With Four Rooms”, Pacific International Quilt Festival, Santa Clara, CA,
2003 “Coastline,” International Quilt Festival - IQA, “A World of Beauty” - Houston, TX
2007 “Eye of the Storm”, Creative Quilting Book Exhibit - International Quilt Festival, Houston, TX
2009 "Self" and "Reverie," Houston Area Fiber Artists, Spring Show, Archway Gallery, Houston, TX
Invitational:
2006: ”Texas Invitational Art Quilt Show”, Kerr Arts & Cultural Center, Kerrville, TX
2007 & 2008: “Beyond the Borders” at Copper Shade Tree Gallery, Round Top, TX
2008: October 24 - December 28 - Beyond the Borders, "Unifying Threads",
Houston Center for Contemporary Craft, Houston, TX
PUBLICATIONS:
Journal quilt “Eye of the Storm” was included in the book CREATIVE QUILTING, edited by Karey
Bresenhan, published by Quilting Arts, 2007.
Al-Ayyam-Al-Jamilah, 2008 Spring, Aramco Services Co., Houston, TX
Organizations:
Quilt Guild of Greater Houston
Houston Area Fiber Artists, Program Chair
Studio Art Quilt Associates (SAQA), Co-Representative Texas
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