My work is influenced by Op Art, Washington Color School artists and Scandinavian design.  I work in both woven fiber and kiln formed glass, and color, color interaction, pattern, texture and optical effects are the most important aspects of my work. The weaving preceded the glass by 30 years so it was a huge influence on the glass, but as I have worked with the glass I have found that it has changed my work in fiber and now I am working to unify the two bodies of work in a number of ways. I am interested in color that moves (Leon Berkowitz is my favorite of the Washington Color School artists).  I dye the yarn in color progressions and layer the warps so that I can produce many color interactions. I'm drawn to Op Art because of the movement and my work uses the bubbles in the glass to distort pattern both in fiber and glass.  The simplicity of Scandinavian design is important to me (I learned to weave as an apprentice in Denmark) and I strive to create well designed yet complex work.

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I am in Studio #6 at the Torpedo Factory Art Center.