Before renewing my love affair with pen & ink illustration, I needed a new rapidograph.

Since childhood, I’ve always loved black-and-white illustration, and my drawings are a mix of contour-style line drawings accented with cross-hatch (etc.) shadows.

My “people” have always been silly looking things with large noses that often extend directly from the hairline,  [...]

I love this little guy, and he’s only partly finished.  He’s created from a single sock.

The stripes are woven into this cotton sock; they’re not just printed on the fabric.  That can make a big difference when designing a sock doll… though I’ll admit that the printed-on designs offer more creative inspiration, at times!

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In 1991, I designed and made this quilted wallhanging for a challenge in Salt Lake City, Utah. The challenge fabric was the floral that is in the Baby’s Blocks section, as well as bordering the top and bottom sections (not the actual border, which is black).

I thought that the challenge fabric was insipid. I [...]