My Mother was a weaver.  Perhaps that's why, from an early age, I have been fascinated by our human ability to transform a line of thread or yarn into a solid surface or a more clearly three-dimensional shape. Fascinated at the way, by crossing or intersecting one line of warp with another of weft, we make a fabric able to withstand challenges.  In some ways this is a metaphor for our need to encounter ideas different from our own and to make solid solutions to problems that incorporate differing perspectives.  Piecing adds another level - cutting up perfectly useful pieces of fabric or paper and reshaping them to convey an emotion, evoke a memory, or simply transform them into something new.

After a career of working with people and words - writing, talking, listening, seeking to understand and persuade - I've turned now to a quieter medium: working with my hands, sharing bits of fabric and paper with friends and family.  I hope the creations in these photos help you, in some small way, to share the wonder of transformation.