My love of creating began with a pile of my father’s old t-shirts after he died. To preserve them, I developed a style of rug-hooking using wide strips that kept the logos intact. Working with Dad’s shirts made me realize the clothes we leave behind are heavy with stories. I now use vintage fabrics of all kinds in         rug-hooked pieces, often including the stories behind the materials. Embracing old cast-offs, I expanded Second Stories Art to incorporate bottles, buttons, barn wood, and even sun-bleached deer skulls, combining them with clay, ink and watercolors.