My work seems to fit into the fabric/fiber art/quilt art category, but I prefer to reference my work by saying that I make paintings using silk and thread. They are a hybrid of artistic disciplines: abstraction and the decorative arts. I attempt to explore formalist issues including color, composition and gesture, space, and time by incorporating historic ornament and pattern as well as textile techniques. Using intuition withing a predetermined structure has been the way I have approached my work. The materials I use are varied - fabric dye, embroidery floss, fabric paint, gouache and traditional painting media as well as computer graphics. The combination of these materials and techniques has become the vehicle through which I attempt to satisfy various needs: to create works that are artistically compelling as well as elegant, inclusive and pleasurable. Some of my influences are the paintings of Joan Mitchell, Lucas Samaras' late 70s 'quilts', oriental carpets, historic wallpaper patterns, Japanese kimonos and textiles, scientific illustration, aerial photography and contemporary computer design.

I grew up in New York City and studied privately as well as  the School of Visual Arts. I have degrees from the University of Wisconsin, Madison and New York University. I made my living as a scientific illustrator and art teacher. I've lived and worked in Philadelphia since 1971.