I developed a passion for weaving in 1975 (though maybe the passion started when, as a child, I made potholders with stretchy loops).  I was raising a child, and I treated myself to a Harrisville Designs loom.  I learned the basics through the Craft Center at Stony Brook University and then individual instruction.  I loved the feel of the materials, the back-and -forth motion of the shuttle, and the connection I felt with past and present weavers of cloth.  I made pillows, ponchos, and wall hangings, some of which were displayed at galleries on Long Island.

In 1980, I made a career decision, and began graduate school in Social Work.  Once I graduated (1982) I began work as a Clinical Social Worker and part/time therapist.  Now a working mother, I packed up my loom and materials.  

When I retired at age 55, I had the opportunity to take a class in tapestry weaving at the Fiber Arts Center in Amherst, Massachusetts.  Tamar Shader , an accomplished Israeli tapestry artist, taught me the basic skills.  I was “hooked”.  A year later, I took a class with Carol Russell, author of “The Tapestry Handbook”.  These two artists taught me and inspired me.  I began playing with wool and cotton and linen; I had found weaving, in a different way, and I wanted to make art.