Parisian Textile Collagist

Collages, whether made of words, paper, objects or cloth, have always been my means of expression. In 1988, I first coined the term "Silkollages" to introduce my meditative concept in textile collages to interior designs. Then in 1992, I added "Ethnikollages" to re-activate cultural interests. My collages are either embroidered into miniature quilts, or framed into window boxes. Abstract or representational life forms as dancing shapes seem to multiply in my work. I draw them out of colorful cloth from Asia, Africa, and Europe to visually create a blurring of boundaries between such cultures.