Inspiration: A combination of human and bird forms. Is it a bird shaped like a human, or a human shaped like a bird? Is it longing to fly or longing for the earth?

Materials: Wire armature, stuffing, fabric "skin," and painted fabric hands. Needle-felted wool body and head, Silk feathers. Fabric-wrapped claws.

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Juried into the 2007 Art Center at Fuller Lodge (Los Alamos) show, "Bold Expressions in Clay, Fiber, and Wood."

Inspiration: A combination of human and bird forms. Is it a bird shaped like a human, or a human shaped like a bird? Is it longing to fly or longing for the earth?

Materials: Wire armature, stuffing, fabric "skin," Needle-felted wool body and head. Fabric-wrapped claws, metallic nails on hands and claws. Stiff-fabric, painted wings covered with glitter; hand-knitted cape from novelty yarns, feather and Angelina fiber crown.

Description: Approximately 27" tall.

Juried into the 2007 Albuquerque Fiber Arts Fiesta and the 2007 Art Center at Fuller Lodge (Los Alamos) show, "Bold Expressions in Clay, Fiber, and Wood."

Feanaro now resides in a private collection.

Inspiration: A combination of human and bird forms. Is it a bird shaped like a human, or a human shaped like a bird? Is it longing to fly or longing for the earth?

Materials: Wire armature, wool stuffing, fabric “skin,” and painted fabric hands. Needle-felted wool body and head. Silk feathers. Fabric-wrapped claws. Antique peacock pin at base of tailfeathers. Ostrich and peacock feathers.

Description: Approximately 30” tall, without feather headcrest.

Inspiration: “Fly by Night” a humanlike bird or a birdlike human? “She” began as a Roc (the immense bird that purportedly carried Sinbad to safety) but in that form “she” was much too ungainly—and not nearly human enough. Eventually “she” morphed into an upright figure with wings, claws, hands, and a human-like face, even if it is yellow…. I’ve been told “she” resembles a cross-dresser at a Gay Rights parade, but I’m not sure that does either of them justice. “She” (or is it?) is quite flighty, ready to fly off on the slightest pretext—but there’s something a little scarey about her stare….

Materials: Interior is poseable wire armature, covered with black fabric “skin” stuffed with wool. Wings are multiple layers of fabrics. Materials include holographic Lycras, silk brocade, feathers and boas, and novelty yarns and trims. The face is yellow- and glitter-painted Paperclay™ with faceted glass bead “eyes.” Techniques include quilting and wrapping.

Description: Approximately 36” tall with approx. 29” wingspan, depending on how she flies.


Juried into the 2008 “Red Dominant” show at The Art Center at Fuller Lodge, Los Alamos, NM.

Inspiration: The Fire Bird demanded to be brought to life in April 2005. I knew he had to be red and have two sets of wings, but that was all I knew. I originally thought I would be creating a phoenix, but that was not to be, although they are extremely closely related, of course.

Materials: Magenta sparkly Lycra, printed cottons, sequin-lace fabric to drape the wings, trims, yarns for tail and legs, assorted feathers, bead and metallic crochet trims. Internal structure: wire armature with moveable wings, mesh for chest volume, all wrapped in batting.

Description: Approximately 24” tall and 36” long, including tail fringe.

Juried into the 2008 "Red Dominant" show at The Art Center at Fuller Lodge, Los Alamos, NM.

Inspiration: An image came to me in meditation. I was standing at the crossroads, and a number of creatures began moving toward me from all directions. From the west a seal waddled out of the water. As it approached it began to morph until, when it came up beside me, it was walking upright and resembled a human as much as a seal.

Materials: Internal structure is a poseable wire armature; wool batting is stuffed into cloth “skin.” Silkie’s body is needle-felted off-white wool, highlighted with black. Its “feet” and hands are painted fabric. Silkie wears a silvery-grey velvet cape, gathered around the neck by a hand-painted silk cord tipped with glass fish. In its right hand it holds a mask…

Description: Approximately 32” tall.

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Materials:RavenLady’s internal structure is flexible wire armature, covered with fabric “skin” stuffed with wool batting and painted with fiber paints. Face is needle-sculpted. Hair is flax fiber. Dress and cape are silk. Claws are yarn-wrapped wire with metal nails; she has metal fingernails. A metal pendant hangs from her neck. On a staff is her “other” face: the Raven. The head is Styrofoam covered with air-drying clay and painted, then covered with black jacquard silk feathers. The beak is painted, air-drying clay. The Raven has glass eyes.

Description: Approximately32” tall.

In a private collection

Inspiration: 

Materials:Internal structure is flexible wire armature, covered with fabric “skin” stuffed with wool batting. Exterior: black wool roving is needle-felted over fabric “skin”; silk feathers are individually glued on top. Head is a Styrofoam egg-shape, covered with air-drying clay, paint, and feathers; beak is painted, air-drying clay. Claws are yarn-wrapped wire. RavenLord’s black Devore silk- velvet cape is closed with a twig; a pendant hangs from his neck.

Description: Approximately34” tall; current wingspan, 24”.