I do in fact incorporate all these former disciplines at some level into my quilts. Manager for Country French store and Interior designer. ART, but now with a new direction in fibers. Now pursuing this full time and seriously involved in exhibiting and accepting limited commissions for art quilts. I have exhibited extensively since 1992, both in the US and internationally.
Many pieces are now in both commercial and private collections.
The butterflies were actual photographs that were color Xeroxed using an ink jet copier. The color copy was fused to heat and bond matte vinyl. It was then soaked in water and all the paper was removed, a tedious process, as all the paper must be removed with careful rubbing while being careful not to damage any of the print. What is left is a color transparency. This is fused to muslin and then machine thread embroidered.