These small pieces are my playground—quick bursts of curiosity where ideas, experiments, and leftover materials all find a second life. Some began as watercolor or embroidery studies; others happened simply because I felt like making something. Each has a machine-stitched background tying them together, but beyond that, there are no rules—just exploration, texture, and the joy of seeing what happens next.
Please note: colors may vary slightly due to lighting, photography, and individual monitor settings. Each piece is represented as accurately as possible.
Price: $125 USD each
0824-12
Industrial meets organic in this compact composition. The stitched background sets a strong linear rhythm, grounding a layered structure of painted and heat-distressed Tyvek. A sheer painted overlay softens the metallic glint of three interlocking gear charms, their swirling teeth echoing movement and transformation. It’s a study in controlled decay—how materials shift, melt, and merge under the artist’s hand yet still hold their form.
Techniques / Materials: machine stitching, painted and burnt Tyvek, sheer painted overlay, metal gear charms.
0824-15
A wry take on balance and contradiction. The stitched watercolor background shimmers in layered greens and blues, grounding a strip of suede that adds quiet texture. A single brass key charm hangs beside a handmade polymer clay bead—personal symbols of access and individuality. The printed phrase, “Sanity and happiness are an impossible combination,” anchors the piece with humor and truth, the kind that only art can deliver with a straight face.
Techniques / Materials: machine stitching, watercolor-painted background, suede strip, polymer clay bead, metal key charm, hand-painted fabric with printed text.
0824-16
This piece pairs strength with softness. A luminous, stitched watercolor background supports a layer of hand-dyed cheesecloth that drapes like worn linen, its texture grounding the composition. At its center, a hand-painted antique silk leaf commands attention—its deep red tone symbolizing persistence. A small metal charm inscribed “Where there’s a will there’s a way” quietly seals the message: resilience can be elegant.
Techniques / Materials: machine stitching, watercolor-painted background, hand-dyed cheesecloth, hand-painted antique silk leaf, metal charm.
0824-17
Wit meets structure in this stitched composition. A painted plastic canvas grid anchors a glossy antique button—industrial meets vintage. To the right, three hanging charms spell “CUZ,” adding a playful pause before the declaration below: “Whoever is calm and sensible is insane.” The juxtaposition of order and absurdity turns the piece into both a design exercise and a small manifesto for creative rebellion.
Techniques / Materials: machine stitching, watercolor-painted background, painted plastic canvas, antique button, metal charms, hand-painted fabric with printed text.
0824-18
Soft color and quiet whimsy define this piece. A warm, stitched watercolor background moves in tones of coral and gold, overlaid with stenciled shapes that hint at movement. The printed text—“I think I love the rain because I am a mermaid too far from the ocean”—anchors the sentiment in gentle longing. A painted fragment from a floppy disk becomes a tiny, hinged “door,” accented with pink beads and hand embroidery—an invitation to peek beneath memory and nostalgia.
Techniques / Materials: machine stitching, watercolor-painted and stenciled background, hand-painted floppy disk fragment, beading, hand embroidery, hand-painted fabric with printed text.
0824-19
Bold color meets unapologetic humor. A stitched, watercolor-painted background blazes in warm tones, layered with fiery silk roving that adds texture and motion. Thread-wrapped dowels and a painted wooden slat wrapped in rust variegated thread frame the hand-painted fabric strip stamped with the phrase “Not my circus!!! Not my monkeys!!!” The piece captures the perfect blend of chaos and clarity—vibrant proof that sometimes detachment is an art form.
Techniques / Materials: machine stitching, watercolor-painted background, hand-dyed silk roving, thread-wrapped wooden slat and dowels, hand-painted fabric with printed text.