Artist Statement
Textile fascinates me in all its forms; for me, working with textiles is a way of expressing myself. Textiles are warm, textiles live. It started long ago, when I still made simple pieces of craft. Looking back, this was the formative period, in which I learned all the techniques now available to me. Over the years I did embroidery and I made classic quilts, many of them now covering beds. But more and more I learned to enjoy the free forms, often further developed on the go. Free machine stitching is great. At first used as an easy way to attach small pieces of fabric, later the stitchings themselves helped to obtain effects.
I do not make a formal design, the idea for a piece takes form inside my head. Inspiration may come from many sources like words, photographs, an attractive piece of fabric or patters on cast-iron manhole lids. Textures, hues, and contrasts come together in the creation of a quilt, that is interesting to look at without being able to tell why. I did not follow the main road in textile land, but still got at the destination: to be happy if it looks good when finished. On to the next...