I finally got the binding, hanging sleeve, and label on Aprés Le Sueur, after the quilt arrived from my Amish hand-quilter and an exceedingly busy Autumn. Looking forward to future opportunities to exhibit this piece, and/or for it to be sold to a collector. Note that the piecing is not strictly Flying Geese or half-square-triangles […]
Read MoreOn Monday November 17, 2025, I had the honor of speaking to the Eastern Polk Quilters Guild in Altoona, Iowa. They were a warm, welcoming, generous group with engaging questions and comments. My one-hour presentation began with a brief intro, then an eight-minute video of my Totis Viribus exhibit at Cornell College, I showed several […]
Read MoreKUWS 91.3 FM Wisconsin Public Radio interview with Kruk Gallery Director Anne Dugan in conjunction with my Oct 7-Nov 7, 2025 exhibition, En Masse, at the Holden Fine Arts Center on the campus of University of Wisconsin – Superior.
Read MoreNight & Day quilt top completed August 2025 ~ 90 x 90 inches I have driven by this Summit Street Historic District (Iowa City, Iowa) sign countless times. My desire to translate it into a quilt block increased with each passing. The classic repeating Schoolhouse quilt block (along with Log Cabin) is one of my […]
Read MoreFour Square quilt top completed April 2025 ~ 90 x 90 inches hand quilting pending Inspired by one of Frank Lloyd Wright’s concrete block houses, the Millard House in Pasadena, California, I started this quilt in response to the devastating Southern California fires of January 2025. This quilt is a value study in color.
Read MoreMy college education began at a conservative Lutheran pre-seminary program at Concordia College in River Forest, Illinois. After a disappointing experience in high school geometry, I abandoned my dream to be an architect, and my singular focus became what we called “the ministry.” From 2nd to 8th grade, I attended a day school of the […]
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After returning from my exhibit in France, I decided it was time to retire a few quilts out of my collection and from public exhibition. It is such a thrill to be able to gift these quilts to people who’ve played a formative role in my life, creatively or otherwise. One of these people is […]
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Re-imagined weaving patterns provide endless inspiration. Can hardly wait to start this series! Soprano Bass Tenor Alto
Read MoreNorth Star or satelite? The earth roars as it moves. Screens scream out their monetized mythologies, Everywhere. Water and trees Sing nature’s fecund harmonies. I dive in deep And swim in the dew of my lover’s eyes.
Read MoreMarch 2014 I was recently thumbing through a book about weaving when I came across a design that really excited me as a potential quilt idea. I wouldn’t make the quilt in black and red, but this is just a simple way of remembering that basic concept so that I can later have the fun […]
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