An ongoing series of artist books, Notions and Accessories, explores an artist’s whimsical narrative history of needlework, notions, women’s antique fashion and fabric accessories. By utilizing actual found antique objects I hope to honor and celebrate everyday women’s historical tools and handiwork. Current completed artist books in this series include works devoted to The Bias Tape, Needles, vintage Handkerchiefs, and vintage Nylon Stockings.

Another series, Himalayan Travelogues, focuses on the six years I lived and worked in the Himalayas. My Hindi Primer is a flag book made from reformatted images from a vintage grade school alphabet primer. Other themes in this series include vintage Tibetan woodblock printed prayer flags in my collection, my Tibetan calligraphy, as well as original drawings, notes, paintings and ephemera.

In addition to artist books, I work with assemblage, book sculpture, and collage. My visual collage journals span five decades. As a writer I’ve published eight books. A few small press editions of my work include artist illustrations.