Dee Stark
Dee Stark has been stitching for more than 20 years. She says "I enjoy the soothing repetition of motion while watching a beautiful design take shape before my eyes." Starting with cross stitch, she quickly branched out into other counted work, lace making, then silk ribbon embroidery. Several years ago, after suffering a catastrophic spinal cord injury which left her with many hours of solitude and few outlets of expression, she began exploring crazy quilting, and has been studying traditional applique quilting, art quilts and textile landscapes more recently.
As she continues an exploration of the textile arts, Dee feels a need to share her love of the needle arts with others. In addition to teaching in the New York Capital Region, she is booked to teach at several national and international fiber arts conferences. She is also currently at work on her first book about the symbolism used in crazy quilting and other needlework. Dee currently lives outside of Albany, NY with her husband and three cats.
Visit Dee's website to see more of her work, www.deestark.com