Acid Autumn

Fall colors come alive on acid green silk. Available soon in my Etsy shop:  http://etsy.me/2cQ3Lq8

Dove with Ribbon

On a beautiful tea green silk,  a silk dove flies with a hand dyed rainbow ribbon.

Work Basket

Detail of current baptismal stole.

Hand dyed floss, glass beads, polished stones on white Nicole Miller cotton.

Ordination

Silk on silk with golden thread.

Transformation II

Matching bookmark paraments for the larger pulpit parament.

Floche on silk.

Transformation

"Behold, I am doing a new thing, now it springs forth - do you not perceive it?"

Isaiah 43:19

Pulpit parament: floche and golden thread on silk

Bud to Bloom

Ordination Day

Reconciling Congregations

A detail from a custom parament for a Reconciling Congregation's first anniversary.

Oh Joy!

A joyful stole for an upcoming ordination. Cotton and silk floss on dupioni silk.

Stones in the River

A bit of detail from the finished baptismal stole. A mix of watery blue dupioni smocked and bordered with french knots on a sandy cream background. Within the folds of silk are hidden beadwork and treasures. Appliquéd shell on the back of the neck is trimmed in varigated Egyptian cotton thread. All work is done by hand.

This particular stole is really focused on that special moment where the minister stands in front of the congregation and presents the person (be it an infant, child or adult) to be baptised. The congregation is then charged to play a supporting role in this person's life and a congregational promise is then often given.

This stole represents that promise, and how that despite that there will inevitably be stones in the river of our lives, God's love and the support of our church family will surround us.

Dove with Ribbons in Olive

A detail from a stole placed for purchase in my shop. The last of a gorgeous olive dupioni silk with white silk dove and hand-dyed thread.

Workbasket II

Because no fiber artist can have just one project going at a time, here is a snapshot of a portion of an pulpit parament I am currently working on as well! Created to honor a friend who passed away two years ago who had lived around the world and had a great love of Japan. This also will feature a crane standing in the water to the left.

Materials thus far include dupioni silk, wool, cotton and silk threads.

Communion Paraments for Ordinary Time

The custom pulpit paraments below were commissioned by Chapel in the Pines Presbyterian Church for ordinary time. The design features the trunk, symbolizing the church; leaves, symbolizing both the diversity and outreach activities of the congregation; the grapevine and wheat, representing Christ and holy communion. The traditional Christogram anchors the design.

The hand embroidery was done on dupioni silk using wool, cotton, silk and hand dyed tencel.

Montreat

Pretty much says it all!!! :)

A little fisherman...

Here is a hair ornament made for a friend.






And his catch!!

Butterfly Stole - custom order

One white crisp cotton jacquard by Marc Jacobs, an organdy butterfly that was originally to have freestanding wings in silver had to be tacked down with, white mini bugle beads, due to the curl of the organdy. It turned out for the best, I think, a bit more spirited, which is more reflective of the recipient.

Butterflies for Ordinary Time

How about some hopeful butterflies to greet the new year?

On a lovely weight green cotton that has a great luster, hand dyed batik is used for the butterflies in a variety of colors. Hand appliqued in Egyptian cotton completes the look.

Now available in my shop!

Wedding Stoles

In just a bit I will be adding two wedding stoles to my shop on Etsy, and they both come in creamy dupioni. One has a chest detail of hand embroidered 'ribbons' that represent the two partners and a hand beaded circle or 'ring' representing the presence of the Trinity in the relationship.


Next is a simple wedding stole that has hand applied albacon vintage lace (circa 1930s) from France, and hand beading with seed beads as well as crystals, framed in a mass of tiny french (of course!) knots. ;)
This is located on the lower panels of the stole.

I love them both for different reasons... But think both are dreamy...

Ordination Stoles

Here is a collage showing details from three red stoles of my own design. All are in dupioni silk and are hand embroidered and all feature the dove - a traditional symbol of the Holy Spirit.


I have placed them in my Etsy shop if you would like to see them in more detail. As always, I welcome special orders!