Bio
I cannot remember a time when I didn't sew. My mother gave me
free reign on her sewing machine by the time I was eight and
I have never stopped since! I am a professional dressmaker,
specializing in historic reproduction costumes.
I was asked to make a doll for a client in 1999 and this opened
up a whole new world to me and a new way to explore the medium
of cloth. .
I live in Ottawa, Canada with my husband and two children.
Credentials:
CDAA member since it began in 1999
2004 President of All Dolled Up, our Ottawa cloth doll club.
They are a wild bunch of creative women and a big support
to me.
Awards:
2004: Canadian Doll Artists Association (CDAA) competition,
3rd place for "The Young Embroiderer" and "Curly
McWooly"
2003: CDAA competition, 2nd place , for "Cheap Sunglasses"
2002: CDAA competition, 1st place, for "A Day Off"
2001: CDAA competition, 1st place for "Serenity Angel"
Credits:
May 2004 CJOH TV featured on "Regional Contact"
May 2004, "Long John McWooly" in Soft Dolls &
Animals
April 2004 OSCAR newspaper, "featured artist" article
December 2003, featured in the "Fresh Faces" section
of Dolls
Dec 2003"Cheap Sunglasses" in Soft Dolls & Animals
March 2003, "Flame and Ember" pattern was featured
in Soft Dolls and Animals.
July 2003 "Cheap Sunglasses" in Canadian Creations
Teaching
I regularly teach classes in making felted and cloth dolls. Contact
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