Textiles serve as accumulators of time in my work pointing to the slow processes that make khadi, hand spun cotton that is the base of my paintings, the bit by bit accumulation of scrap fabric over time in my studio and the gradual build up of pattern on the surface of the paintings through the repetition of a motif by sewing, stitching and embroidery. As I work on these textiles with my hands holding them close to me, all the past experiences stored in my body, the thoughts going through my mind embed themselves into the patterns of these paintings transmuting these textile works into conduits of memory, portals to past, present and future.