Flood, Mud, and Resilience are the inspiration for my work this year. Swirling blues, layers of brown, the emergence of brilliant colors are sources for heritage textile art. Hurricane Helene brought destruction to our community in 2024 that has had an ongoing impact this year. The emergence of hope and resilience, kindness and helping hearts and hands are expressed in brilliant colors. I create heritage textile arts. Home textile arts have been in the heart of homes for centuries. Today my studio is my workspace and home to an eight-harness weaving loom, a treadle sewing machine, equipment and yarns for knitting, crocheting, felting, and sewing. The art of textile making preserves living traditions as it connects people across generations and across cultures. As I learned this art from my grandmothers and parents, it passes on through me. Function is essential; form is inspired by nature. I work with nature sourced materials - wool, alpaca, linen, cotton, silk, bamboo. I make woven baby blankets, towels, table linens, knitted hats, sweaters, gloves, socks, scarves; felted boots, bowls and mats; imaginative mountain elves and creatures.