Published Work.

  • A magazine cover titled 'Somerset Studio' features mixed-media art projects with collaged and painted elements, including a person's face adorned with flowers and butterflies. The cover promotes transforming tea bags into timeless art and discovering monochrome beauty, with additional images of journal templates and tags for creative craft projects.

    Somerset Studio

    Four journal pockets, created from Somerset Studio magazine’s Artist Papers, along with my own pink asterisk diamond surface design, were spotlighted in the Aug/Sept/Oct 2026 issue. Also included were my “how-to” instructions and templates.

  • Collage of mixed-media self-portraits featuring colorful and abstract artistic styles, with a section highlighting a book titled 'Mixed Media Self-Portraits' and portraits of various women.

    Mixed Media Self Portraits

    A series of art quilt self portraits and the story accompanying them are showcased in this outstanding book by Cate Prato. My series is featured in the Art Therapy section, pages 16-25.

  • Cover of Quilting Arts magazine featuring a quilted art piece of a woman in colorful clothing and a large, ornate hat, holding scissors and a dress form.

    Dreaming of Fashion

    My art quilt “Dreaming of Fashion” was the winner of the Quilting Arts “What If?” challenge, issue 58. The quilt explores my childhood desire for a creative career in New York and uses my original fabric designs.

  • Three colorful handmade jewelry necklaces with various charms, beads, and painted discs, along with a school book cover featuring a tulip illustration and the words "Uppercase" and "for the creative and curious".

    Affirmation Necklaces

    Two of my most recognized Affirmation Necklaces were included in the Jewelry & Adornments section of Uppercase Magazine, issue 66.

  • Four colorful floral patterns, each with a different style, including a pink and red floral surface pattern, an abstract vibrant floral design, a watercolor floral illustration, and a black background floral design with multicolored flowers.

    Surface Designs

    Three of my surface designs were highlighted in Uppercase magazine’s annual Surface Pattern Design Guide, issue 65.

  • Cover of 'Cloth Paper Scissors' magazine, May/June 2007 issue, featuring artwork of a woman's face with colorful mixed media and collage elements.

    First Time Published!

    I screamed for joy one morning in 2006 when Patricia Bolton, Founder & Editor of Cloth Paper Scissors, called to say they were publishing an article I had submitted. The article—three pages with writing and art—dealt with how I manage anxiety and stress through my art.

  • Page from a book or magazine showing paper doll characters of dogs and humans dressed in fashionable clothing, with some wearing accessories like hats and a party hat. The text discusses the concept of creating paper dolls for inner childhood play.

    Little U

    Quirky paper dolls are a passion of mine. A group of dolls with the face of my Maltese, Coco, along with a cross-legged meditating doll, was featured in Little U children’s publication.

  • First page of a collage art book titled 'Learn the Secrets of Collage,' featuring a quote about exploring mixed media, with a display of layered paper cutouts and textured designs on the right.

    Stencil Contest

    My spiral stencil, and the artwork created with it, appeared in the May-June 2016 issue of Cloth Paper Scissors. It strengthened my courage as designer. I joined StencilGirl’s creative team for several years, then submitted my own stencil designs to them; my first collection debuted in July 2020.

  • Colorful illustrated magazine cover titled 'Uppercase 58' with abstract animal shapes, and a mixed-media collage of a female figure with a vintage face, wearing a hat and patterned outfit, with additional collage elements.

    Quirky Showgirl

    This fun paper doll was included in issue 58 of Uppercase Magazine for their “Whimsy” section. The doll parts swivel on mini-brads and fold up neatly into a little antique armoire.

  • Four quilt-related books, colorful abstract artwork, and a quilt workshop magazine cover with diverse hand silhouettes.

    Eye of Panic

    My art quilt Eye of Panic, was showcased in the juried show Sacred Threads. It was published in several places, including Machine Quilting Unlimited magazine, and the books Quilts in the Attic and Quilts and Health.

  • Collage of various mixed media art magazine covers and artistic portraits of women, featuring vibrant colors, sketches, paintings, and handwritten notes.

    Just Mixed Media!

    Volumes 1-4 of Just Mixed Media featured many pages of my creations: art journal pages, paper dolls, a handmade journal, artist trading cards, paintings, and tags. These are a few of my favorites.

  • A collage of school-related items, including a scrapbook with photos, a bookshelf filled with colorful books, and a quilt with a creative design and text about working unseen. The text overlay reads '100 Artist Journal Pages' by Dawn DeVries Sokol.

    1000 Artist Journal Pages

    Two of my most visually inspiring quilts, “Pantihose & the Pope” and “Broken Chakra Girl”, were included in 1000 Artist Journal Pages.

  • The image features a magazine cover titled "Snap & Stamp Arts" with a Halloween theme, dated October 2016. It highlights crafts such as witches hat candy holder and a Halloween-inspired paper doll. The right side of the image displays a paper craft of a woman with butterfly wings, decorated with colorful patterns, floral designs, and words like "LOVE" and "PEACE" on her limbs.

    Folding ATC Doll & article

    My four-page, step-by-step “how-to” article on making a folding Artist Trading Card doll was published in Scrap & Stamp Arts, October 2016.

  • Collage of various miniature art projects, including decorated tags, collages, and mixed media artwork with butterflies, flowers, and text.

    Just Swap Art!

    Volume 1, 2016 featured an amazing three pages of my Artist Trading Cards, two pages of tags, and a set of upcycled Tyvek inchies.

  • A magazine cover titled ''Just Steampunk! Volume 10'' featuring steampunk-themed jewelry, home decor, and paper art. The cover displays a steampunk mask with gears and wings, along with references to dolls, animals, fashion, and more. The magazine includes various arts and crafts with an emphasis on steampunk style.

    Just Steampunk!

    Just Steampunk! Volume 10 had 2 ½ pages of my artwork. These two mixed media art journal pages are my favorites from the issue.