For this American born poet/artist, "colours are the magic carpet for his mind and his heart, and through poetry he explores memories and emotions evoked by the colours of embroidery floss".

His collection The Very Stuff : Poems on Color, Thread, and the Habits of Women (Interweave Press), received the poetry award from The Colorado Center for the Book in 1997. His poems are inspired by shades of embroidery floss that he uses for his own needlepoint canvases, which have been exhibited around the world.

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