When our hands get involved, the mind finally stops trying to out-smart the wound. healing follows and can be seen in the stitches.
As a child, I was drawn to embroidery like a moth to light. My first project, a gift from my paternal grandmother, was Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs printed on fabric stretched in its own frame. That gift began a lifelong relationship with needle and thread.
After decades of stitching other people’s designs, my creative journey took an unexpected turn in 2019. I began to receive downloads of projects during meditation. Trusting these intuitive visions, my first pieces stitched were Waking Up! and the Merkaba.
The Merkaba was my first needle-laced piece. While I felt called to stitch it, I didn’t know what the lacing technique was and asked for clarification. Later that day, I saw a needle- laced piece on Facebook and discovered my answer. So, I taught myself to needle lace but was comfortable stitching outside the lines. After completing the Merkaba, and to prove to myself that I could follow the rules, I stitched a snowflake using traditional needle lacing techniques.
In 2020, I traveled to India on a textile tour, where I fell in love with the land and felt a deep kinship with the women who shared their embroidery traditions. Returning home, I began exploring thread painting more seriously, moving beyond traditional embroidery techniques to study how color, light, shadow, and contour could create depth and dimension through stitch. This exploration opened a new chapter in my artistic practice, one that continues to evolve intuitively.
In 2021, I met spiritual facilitator and author Kerry K, and was a member of her Galactic Ground Crew. During one exercise, she challenged us to identify and describe our Super Power. At the time, I was learning to transmute trauma and initially resisted the idea. But after sitting with the question in meditation, something became clear.
I’d been developing my embroidery skills since I was six years old, and I had begun seeing what I call Love Codes rising from the tip of my needle as I stitched. Could this be my Super Power? My response became the video shared here.
The exercise was more than a creative challenge. Today, my work focuses on thread painting and contemporary needle lace. Each piece I stitch begins with an image, a feeling, or an idea and I follow my intuition and listen to the art as I proceed.
Hand stitching is a form of mindful meditation for me and is an extension of my connection to my I AM Presence, God, the Universe, Spirit. It is in the quietest moments–upon waking in the morning, walking a path in the woods, or sitting in silent meditation–that I connect and am often inspired.
I’m a member of the Surface Design Association and a founding member of Fibre Outside the Box (FOX), a collective of fiber artists. Beyond my studio practice, I share my experience of healing through stitching, guide slow-stitching meditations, teach embroidery and needle lace, and volunteer with nursing home residents through Art for You.
Much of my fiber art has been part of my healing journey. However, some pieces are available for a donation and I’m happy to work with you to create a piece that touches your own soul.
I’m also available to guide slow stitching meditation, teach embroidery and needle lacing, and speak about how stitching is healing. Let’s talk.