I am a quilter, and a storyteller. With fabric, I connect the little pieces in all of us that are better together. Quilts hold our intimate secrets and silent expectations. They keep us warm and comfort us. Utilitarian and functional, they are often overlooked as objects with little value. Yet, throughout time, they are ever present, ever faithful. I am inspired by the connection, and importance of textiles commonly referred to as “woman’s work. Often considered the hobbies of idle hands, these pieces are historical documents as important and valid as treaties, statues, and maps. They hold our collective values as silent observers, and they are representational of the time period they were constructed in. By refocusing quilts as art, I hope to illuminate, and elevate them to the visual technically intricate and important masterpieces that they are.