Original Designs

Cross stitch of a red, Pittsburgh incline car with the word "Pittsburgh" and in a square photo frame.

Pittsburgh Incline Cross Stitch - PDF Pattern available on Etsy

Yarn pom poms in colors of burnt orange, brown, white and yellow are glued onto a round wooden cutout and hanging on a wall.

Pom Pom 70's Style Shag Wall Design

A black background with white capital letters cross stitched to say "Librarians Make Great Lovers" with a red heart in the place of the "V" in "Lovers" in a white square frame.

"Librarians Make Great Lovers" Cross Stitch - PDF Pattern available on Etsy

A left hand with dark purple painted nails with a large silver ring on the ring finger. The ring has a oval shape with irregular pieces around an oval shaped Fordite "stone" that has swirls of colors like yellow, white, red and blue. The hand has a spotlight on it some metalsmithing tools are on the table near the hand.

Sliver ring with Fordite, designed and made in metalsmithing course through Lillstreet Art Center

Round ornament cross stitched with a keystone and "PA" in the middle. Framed in a wooden hoop with one half painted pink and the other light blue. The frame is being held in a hand in front of a brick fireplace.

PA Holiday Ornament Cross Stitch - PDF Pattern available on Etsy

A hand holding a notebook with depictions of maneki-neko or "beckoning cat" figurines on the cover and stitched binding exposed.

French Link Stitch Bookbinding - 2022 Planner

A small square frame depicting a cross stitched Christmas tree with a "No" symbol over it and the words "Happy Festivus" and a round, red wooden hoop framing a red to go coffee cup with a green heart on it and the words "Happy Holidays" sitting in front of a round Christmas tree ornament.

Fesitvus and Happy Holiday (War on Christmas series) Cross Stitch - PDF Patterns available on Etsy

A hand holding a gold toned round earring with a white tassel hanging from it. The second earring is on laying on the table and wire and a file are next to it.

Tassel Earrings, designed and made in metalsmithing course through Lillstreet Art Center

A square shaped ceramic shallow bowl, black with tan and gold specks, light from the sun is cast over half of it.

Ceramic bowl - designed and made in ceramics course through Lillstreet Art Center

Black background and the numbers "1977" cross stitched and nested together in rainbow colors.

1977 pattern I designed for my 40th - Free PDF pattern available

A hand holding a small red wooden embroidery hoop. the cross stitched pattern is a green keystone with the letters "PA" in the middle and folk art style flowers and hearts around the keystone.

PA the Keystone State Folk Art-Inspired Cross Stitch - PDF Pattern available on Etsy

A cone shaped tabletop tree covered with blue, white, pink, purple and green pom poms with a yellow pom pom on top. Next to it, the head of a white unicorn figurine can be seen and a candle on the other side of the tree. The background is out of focus.

Pom pom  table tree - unicorn inspired

Hand holding a shallow ceramic grey dish in the shape of a sun with small points or rays all around it.

Ceramic sun dish - designed and made in ceramics course through Lillstreet Art Center


Silver necklace with an round pendant with an opening in the middle and wire stiches over the opening. The chain is made of irregular organic shapes linked together. The necklace sits on a metal surface with sun shining on all but the upper part.

Silver pendant and chain, designed and made in metalsmithing course through Lillstreet Art Center

Bronze cuff bracelet sitting on a wooden work table with tools strewn about. The bracelet has many small holes in a regular pattern on it and light from behind shines through the holes casting the pattern on the table in front of the bracelet.

Bronze cuff with holes drilled -  designed and made in metalsmithing course through Lillstreet Art Center

A bronze cuff bracelet held between a thumb and fingers, the holes in the bracelet are stitched with a geometric cross stitch pattern with pink thread.

Bronze cuff with holes drilled and cross stich pattern stitched  -  designed and made in metalsmithing course through Lillstreet Art Center

A hand holding up a small round purple painted embroidery hoop. The cross stitch pattern in the hoop is a pineapple with the flowers and hearts framing the pineapple.

Pineapple Pennsylvania Dutch Hex Sign Cross Stitch - PDF Pattern available on Etsy

A long haired cream colored cat sniffing a pomegranate on a table. Next to the pomegranate is a small, round red embroidery hoop with a pomegranate cross stitched. A white doily with a white table lamp on top is seen partially and the curtain behind the cat is lace.

Pomegranate Cross Stitch - PDF Pattern available on Etsy

A cross stitched American flag with the word "Dissent" where the stars would be and "Is Patriotic" below the flag.

I was inspired to create this pattern on January 20, 2017 - Dissent is Patriotic Cross Stitch - Free PDF pattern available

A cross stitch of an image of a fist and the word "Resist" in all capital letters. The thread is black and the edges of the fabric are raw and fraying. A forefinger and thumb are partially visible holding down the fabric.

Another pattern created in 2017 - Resist Cross Stitch - Free PDF pattern available