Fast forward to my entrance into the Sisters of St Francis of Assisi, just as habits were being replaced with “lay” or ‘civilian” clothes. I discovered my sewing ability came in handy and I was able to create my own blouses, skirts and slacks!  I was never far-removed from photography as my first creative passion, though.

Drawn to nature, my camera was never far from reach. In those early years, I started in black & white photography, moved on to color film and produced colored slides; ultimately, I took up digital photography. I was inspired to use nature shots and later Franciscan-themed photography to create greeting cards, many of which I wrote original verses for.

The kitchen towels with fabric toppers that I now make for online sales, our gift shop and our OSF Annual Holiday Boutique came along more recently and satisfy my deep interest in fabrics, color combinations and buttons!  I don’t throw out those scraps of left over fabric either. When I can, I make fabric coasters from them.

Just as I relish working with small, personal images in my photography …   I have plans for small wall hangings from some of the multi-image fabrics I have collected over the years.  Keep watching this site, they may show up one of these days.