I was born and raised in North Dakota where
at a very early age I learned to track animals with my father and to sew and rummage with my mother. Paula Deer hats are the combination of these early loves of mine. I hunt for the best fabrics I can find from estate sales, thrift shops and rummage sales. Some of them even find there way here from my mothers fabric stash back home. I use reclaimed fabrics because of the thrill of the hunt, and because I want to do my part in keeping material out of the landfills so the deer and the antelope have more room to play.
I also hold an MFA in Sculpture and make work that explores the many relationships that humans have formed with nature and the wild. For more information about my work please feel free to visit my
art web site.