Shroud Art

My life and my work teaches me how to be present with people in the thick and thin of the human condition. Every day brings with it tiny births and deaths. This is life. From time to time we experience life-altering births or epiphanies, all as we travel the path to the final alteration that death brings. It is all sacred. It is all what it is to be human.

I make shrouds for people who want to personalize the sacredness of their passing. A personalized fiber-collage Frontispiece can also be made to be laid atop the shroud. I offer to train family members how to wrap the shroud using a mannequin. It is also an option to arrange that I can come help when the shroud is needed.

Commissioned Art

A joyful shift in my work is in making commissioned prayer flags that include pieces of fabric or fibers that have deep personal meaning in the patrons' lives.

If you are interested in a "Fibers of your Life" commission, call, text, FB message or email me and I would love to create a HeartCenter prayer/meditation flag or set of flags incorporating fiber from your life. I will listen to the story of the fabrics/fibers you have and for any particular words that might be intentions or prayers. What I tell clients is that all of the story is important, it all gets incorporated into the prayer flag, though not always in ways that are easily seen with the eye.

"It is only with the heart that one can see rightly. What is essential is invisible to the eye." (Alexander de Saint Exupery)