Since 2000 Sheila has been weaving a series of hand jacquard tapestries with natural themes.

California Dreamin', depicts the silhouette of a large valley oak at sunset.
The Grape Escape, shows a verdant scene in California's Napa valley near Calistoga.
Blossom Creek, is a lovely springtime scene of blossoming trees in the foreground and rolling vineyards in the background.
Autumn in St. Helena is an autumn-hued, tree-lined lane from the heart of the Napa wine country.
Ceago del Lago is an architectural study of a magnificent new biodynamic winery built by Jim Fetzer on the northeast shore of Clearlake.
Konocti Calligraphy is a view of Mt. Konocti through a natural fiber veil of shoreline reeds.

All these pieces are part of Sheila's experimentations with the TC-1 and AVL-TIS jacquard looms which allow jacquard weaving in a small format. This represents an exciting new direction for Sheila's designs, far more detailed and photo realistic. This is a limited series and some have already sold out. Please go to the Market page for details.

In 2008 Sheila's studio became home to "Big Mama", a second hand AVL jacquard loom with 672 hooks. This loom came to Sheila through the amazing generosity of Mim Wynne in Arkansas. Lake Biwa the first tapestry Sheila wove on her new loom is featured in the November/December 2008 issue of Handwoven, pages 60-61. To read Sheila's unedited version of this article please go to this link. Lake Biwa can also be seen on Sheila's Marketplace page.

<<<Since 2009, Sheila has been creating exciting interpretations of Edward Curtis photogravure prints taken in the early 1900’s. These public domain images take on a new tactile presence as very popular lush tapestries. “A Pomo Girl” was the first image she brought to life in classic sepia tones. See the Market Place page 3 for other images and click here to read an article about the whole project.

As the tapestries became more and more popular, Sheila turned to a mill in North Carolina to help with production in 2011. After 4 months of sampling, the mill has been able to create custom weave structures that capture the subtle shadings in the beautiful sepia toned prints of Edward Curtis. Sheila is very pleased to make available these three Edward Curtis images - The Pomo Girl, Chief of the Desert-Navaho, and A Jicarilla - as tapestries on a new website: EdwardCurtisTapestry.com. She hopes that you will enjoy their company in your home or office.