I have been excited by color and have loved working with my hands since I was a child. During the twenty years I worked as a psychologist, I continued to explore many media in both handcrafts and fine arts. Eventually I realized that my deepest passion lay in using color, and in creating with my hands.

For a number of years I worked in mixed media collage and printmaking, but I have always been drawn to working with textiles. I fell in love with creating color on cloth at a fabric dyeing workshop, and I began dyeing cotton to use in quilts. When I learned how to create pattern on cloth with Shibori techniques, I decided to try those methods on silk, and Antrim Street Studio was born.

In dyeing silk scarves I have found a medium that gives me great joy; in the handling of the materials and equipment; in being able to work on my feet; in balancing the planning and precision required in Shibori dyeing with the improvisation of creating new designs and colors. Time, temperature, water and pressure all affect the way the dye attaches to the fabric, which makes each piece unique.

I like creating work that is both beautiful and useful. I create pieces in a wide range of colors that look good on women of different ethnicities. It brings me great pleasure to help someone select the colors that make her face light up.

Environmental protection is important to me, and this extends into my studio. My electricity comes from the solar panels on my roof, and I purchase additional wind power from my local utility. I am careful to conserve resources, and I use environmentally safe materials in every step of my work.

I have lived on the same crowded, friendly city street for over thirty years, where my husband and I have raised our two sons. I dye fabric in an old kitchen in our home. We have painted our house in many colors, both inside and out, and we are surrounded by our colorful perennial garden.

I am a member of the American Craft Council, the Surface Design Association, and theCambridge Art Association.