I love to make jewelry because the stones remind me of my older brother and his childhood rock collection. Many of my pieces reflect my fascination with archeology and appreciation for the fruits of the sea. My textile work includes knitting and crochet, quilting, and clothing design and construction. I also own an antique spinning wheel and am looking for a place to learn to spin wool. 

We feel so much guilt when clothing doesn't fit right, so it was a radical paradigm shift for me the day that I realized our bodies are beautiful in their uniqueness, and poor fits are the fault of mass-produced clothing, not our bodies' faults. Although I have never been very interested in fashion trends, I sometimes dream (while sleeping) of new fashions or color combinations. 

This twisted cable knit scarf is a tease, designed to keep one warm whilst looking like ice cream. Made with acrylic yarn. 2006.

I designed this fern-leaf pattern knit scarf with crocheted tulips to celebrate the beauty of new life in the chill of fading winter. Made with acrylic yarn. 2010. 

Made with my favorite Major League Baseball team in mind, this knit scarf is oversized to fit a ballplayer. The pennant stitch is used throughout as a tribute to the pennant race. Acrylic. 2011. 

Knitted in the round on attached needles. Mauvey pink and creamy white come together in my favorite scarf for when I ski. Acrylic. 2018. 

This coral and pink pearl set is inspired by the Regency period, specifically, the A & E version of Pride and Prejudice. 2019. 

Gold-colored wire winds around amber from the gift shop at the Brazos Valley Museum of Natural History to form the pendant. The necklace is made from gold/amber colored glass beads, white pooka shell, small snail shells, and carnelian. 2019. 

Paua shell pendants adorn strung volcanic rock and silver spacers. 2019. 

Wire is twisted around a museum giftshop arrowhead to create the  pendant. Features large chunks of pyrite, small rounds of tiger's eye metamorphic rock, and colored quartz. 2019.

Bone, glass, and metal beads as well as leather spacers are strung into a new pattern after deconstruction of a choker purchased on the Nez Perce Reservation near Coeur d'Alene, Idaho. Fitted with leather tie. 2024.

Made of jet, glass, and Swarovski crystals. Inspired by the jet pieces that were popular during the Victorian era. 2019. 

I counted the beads and pearls for best mathematical distribution, then strung (and knotted with tweezers) this set of freshwater pearls and jewel-toned glass beads into an opera-length necklace for my mother as a gift. 2019.

Combination of black-and-white ceramic beads in spheres and ovals, glass beads in round and geometric shapes, and pearlescent squares. Inspired by the sixties. Mother-of-pearl pendant components come from New Zealand and Indonesia. 2019. 

Italian glass, ceramic beads, small gold finding loops, and other types of glass beads come together in a long strand that is designed to be worn in this conventional way or hung between two breast brooches in the historical viking style. 2023.

These pink pearls with silver spacings were strung by another artist (Capulin?); I removed the pendant that came on them and added the paua shell pendant. 2023.

First several sets of earrings are made with wire, pliers, and plastic and glass beads. The others are made from pendants or charms that I bought, or items I collected (such as the Bordon chocolate milk caps.)

This historic style of traditional Cherokee dress (note that it is "tear" as in ripping the fabric along the grain-line in the absence of scissors) is made from all quadrangular pieces except for the yoke. I bought the pattern at a powwow in the Texas hill country but modified the standing collar and bottom of the skirt by using complementary colors instead of matching fabric. Built of cotton calico, ribbon, and metal buttons on waist placket, breast, and cuffs. 2009. 

This dress was store-bought but modified by selecting and hand-stitching the light blue chiffon fabric along the decolletage. The dark, sheer outer layer of the dress hung down straight, and I gathered it at the hip to reveal the beautiful color of the more solid skirt beneath. I also selected and stitched on a silk carnation to match the light blue at the top. 2004. 

I constructed this silky bridesmaid dress for a relative's DIY wedding. I stitched the hem by hand on the airplane flying to her destination. The sash looks white in the photo, but is actually a light silvery grey. 2016.

Note the traditional froschgoscherl (German: "frog mouth") ribbon-work that I made to adorn the neckline. Cotton with ribbon and metal lacers and invisible zipper. 2017.

The borders to the lining of this corset are hand-stitched and the back is laced with ribbon. I only broke one needle during the entire process, while sewing around the boning. Shirt is made of eyelet and intended to be worn around the shoulders; note small pink bows on the sleeves. Estimated 2004 or 2005. 

These "Hammer pants" were made from an authentic paper pattern from the 80s. The shirt was dyed as part of spending quality time with my cousin. This is fun to wear with a long, chunky gold chain and camel-shaped pendant. Can't touch this. Estimated 2019.

I've lost the original paper drawing, but I drew the program/t-shirt art for the UIL one act play during high school. 2001.

This cozy knitted sweater brings bright colors to cold days and is perfect with jeans and a long necklace. Acrylic. 2018. 

Tube socks in soft wool. Knitted in the round with double-sided needles. 2020. 

Favorite Things follows the style of Depression-era flour sack quilts. I created two matching, twin-size quilts, one for myself and one as a graduation gift for a friend. All squares have something to do with our favorite things in life and memories together. Machine-pieced and machine-quilted cotton fabric, polyester batting. 2017.

Warm Memories incorporates fabrics from my grandmother's stash, fabric left over from my own college projects and two favorite pairs of pants, and fabric purchased from a fundraiser garage sale for someone traveling overseas. Won third place in Hand-Quilted/Machine-Pieced division at the Heart of Texas Fair and Rodeo, Waco, Texas. Twin size, polyester batting. 2008. 

Lap quilt sized machine-quilted sampler. Cotton fabric, cotton batting. 2016. 

I did not design this owl pillow pattern and the yarn colors came in a kit, but I'm proud of the clean intarsia work on it. Knitted with acrylic, polyester fiberfill. 2018. 

Allyson wanted to dress as Belle for a party and asked for my help constructing a costume. Helping her achieve the look that she wanted was extremely gratifying. This dress is made of a cotton blend with a soft lining and the cape is made of velveteen. October 2019.