I have always enjoyed drawing and painting. However it is only in the past 13 years that I have discovered the mediums of fabric and thread. Having grown up in Arizona in the 1940’s and 50’s, I was raised living very close to nature and have always enjoyed the patterns, colors and textures found in the natural environment. In Arizona that environment is the Sonora Desert and red rock of the Mogollon Rim area. Here on Whidbey Island it is the trees.
I prefer free machine embroidery and simple hand stitches, laying color down as one would when painting. I found that hand made felt can be very expressive of tree bark. And then there are seemingly endless means of embellishment and manipulation which I find very exciting.
I hold the internationally recognized London City & Guilds Diploma in Research, Design and Embroidery from the Gail Harker Creative Studies Center located in Oak Harbor, Washington. My work has been published in Quilting Arts Magazine, Magic Patch, and British Patchwork and Quilting. I have exhibited in Washington, Oregon, North Carolina, and England.
Above: Bayeux Tapestry Trees by Marjorie Bachert; photo by John Telford.
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