I grew up a small town girl, in Kalamazoo, Mi. For generations the women in my family did crafts. I always had projects going, but I was never exposed to any formal artwork. When I had my family, in Chicago, I continued to do handwork. I began seriously exploring color relationships after our kids left home. I spent hours every day knitting small blocks of color patterns, spreading them out on the floor, and considering how they related to each other. At the same time my husband and I had been collecting art for many years. We transitioned from loud neo-expressionist things to more reductive, primarily monochrome paintings – all surface and color – to abstract work that focused on surface, drawing, and color relationships. We moved to New York about 9 years ago. I was surrounded by more stimulation. I began making rugs and thinking about pattern work, but my main focus was still color interaction. My needlepoints began as simple pattern explorations, and I’ve been working on loosening up.
Recent Press
Sue Ravitz at Mondo Cane Gallery, Wall Street International
MINUS SPACE Gallery, Fiber Optic Exhibition