Trina has been creating original fiber art tapestries since 1989, specializing in applique' landscapes of some of her favorite places in the world.

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After art school Trina began to experiment with combining her passion for painting and her childhood love of sewing together into pictorial tapestries that evoke a special feeling of a place.  Beginning each tapestry with her photographs, she creates a line drawing of her design called a cartoon. She then literally cuts hundreds of little pieces of fabric, sewing them layer by layer in a French sewing technique called applique', in order to achieve the composition that she desires. She then machine and hand quilts all three layers together and prepares them to hang as a wall hanging. Most pieces are approximately 3' x 4' but can be custom made to the size and scene that the client may choose.

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Trina has been showing her work for 35 years in many group shows and 6 one-woman shows in Philadelphia and the region. 

Her work has been collected and hangs in many institutions and homes throughout the country. 

 

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