About me 

I was borne  in Chile1942, and have 2 citizenships: chilean and german. Most of the time I live in Chile .I studied textile design in Chile (Universidad de Chile) and graduated later from Fachhochschule für Gestaltung - Hannover - Germany. I participated in a seminar on Shibori, offered by Yoshiko Wada in Chile. I have exhibited since 1983 in several patchwork exhibitions, including Germany, France, Brasil and Chile.( see list below).    1988  I began teaching traditional patchwork techniques, but later concentrated my teaching in creative Patchwork, developing innovative techniques.  

Affiliations: Patchworkgilde (Germany) - World Shibori Network - Chile Crea Textil.

Exhibitions: May 1985 - JF Kennedy Haus. Darmstadt - Germany (First Price in Textiles) - Collective                                          June 1988: Galeria 4 Rodas - Sao Luis - Brasil (Individual)                                                                                                   March1989: Galeria Carmen Waugh . Santiago - Chile (Individual)                                                                          November 1989: Sala de Exposiciones, Municipalidad Temuco - Chile (Individual)                                                 June 1991: Galeria del Cerro, Bellavista, Santiago - Chile (Individual)                                                                     December 1992: Chilean Embassy in Washington USA (Collective)                                                                                                                            May 1993: Parque Arauco, Santaigo - Chile. (Collective)                                                                                         June 1994: IV Quilt Expo, International Patchwork Association - Karlsruhe - Germany  (Collective)                                                  August 1996: Centro Cultural Mantecarmelo, Santago - Chile (Collective)                                                               April 2002: Museo Nacional de Bellas Artes, Int. Shibori Meeting, Santiago - Chile (Collective)                                         September 2008: European Patchwork Meeting, at Saint Marie aux Mines - France (Collective)                                                         2012: "Die Farbe Blau" in Osnabrück - Germany (Collective)                                                                                   2012: "Crossroads" in Birmingham, UK (Collective)

2013: In september I had the honour to be invited to  the EPM (European Patchwork Meeting) in Saint Marie aux Mines, to present a retrospective of my work in an special exhibition in the Villa Burrus. More than 30 works were exhibited  and about 20.000 visitors came. The comments of the organizers and the visitors were very positive and encouraged me to continue in my personal patchwork style.

About my Work

I began my designs for patchworks with very traditional quilts, as log cabin or several blocks, starting the design with an exact drawing in the actual size.  Later when I began to use different tie-dye techniques, the geometry became to be diffused by the more organic  design of the fabrics. Now I begin choosing the fabrics (mostly dyied by myself with shibori-technique) and "build" a quilt on the wall. It is always a challenge to see a quilt changing and growing and I wonder wether it will do what I expect.   Now I use large areas that are not pieced.    I like to make quilts that are "almost"  symmetrical, this is also a challenge for me.

In my quilts I also use the applique and reverse applique techniques. All quilts are machine quilted and batted with different thicknes of polyester.