My work comes to life when the thread goes on top of the fabric.

There has never been a gallery here for me to show my work. I show all over the country, and I've never had the privilege of showing in a gallery here.

It is like drawing with your sewing machine.

This is sun printing. You put the paint on, you put the actual leaves on, and where the leaves are in the sun, then it turns a lighter color.

I never could quite do mine like every one else. I always wanted it to be unique in some way, so that's how I got where I am.

The whole goal of the magazine is to blow people away, to wow people with these great work spaces we have downtown.