About Margaret

By day, I am a social worker and English as an Additional Language instructor (EAL). The rest of the time I am an artist who works primarily in fibers including quilting, textile collage, embroidery, and weaving.

Reused textiles are my primary medium. Besides the colors, textures, and patterns, there are the stories. Each piece of fabric that I use has been handled by others in the past while it was being made and used. Who wore this skirt in the past? Who slept on this bed sheet? Who made this embroidered this piece that I am now finding at Goodwill?

These invisible stories haunt me as much as the racism, sexism, genderism, and other “isms” that haunt the world we live in because they are intertwined. The fabrics I use are witness to the struggles that we have faced, the questions we must ask, and the dreams that we must consider in order to transform this world.

Contributing to this transformation is my goal. I do it through my art.

When looking at my work, please ask yourself: If we could substantively change the way we function on this Earth in order to live and share equitably and lovingly with all humans and more than humans, what would you dream for?

I live in Spokane, WA, USA with my partner and two cats.

Feel free to contact me at mfmount@gmail.com.