Baker Artist Portfolios

I was born and raised in Baltimore, Maryland where I still reside, sewing most everyday in my cozy home studio. I received my BFA from Maryland Institute College of Art in 2004 as a fiber major and shortly after began my art business, Cotton Monster. I find much joy in the meditative repetition of sewing and am drawn to the textiles that constantly surround us throughout our lives. In an attempt to breathe new life into these materials, old clothes are deconstructed, cut up, and then intuitively sewn back together. Piece by piece I breed new modules, creatures and quilts intended to protect, to be touched and to create a sense of wonder. My forms are inspired by the natural world around us, hidden deep underwater and in plain sight, as well as by the realms of dreams and the imaginary--and an undeniable childhood desire to cover the world in more eyeballs.