Phyllis lives and works in Hawaii and teaches worldwide. She has two books, ‘It’s All About the Face’, and ‘More than Just a Pretty Face’ on portrait quilts, and has curated several portrait exhibits, both her own work and an international portrait artist group.

She has received multiple awards and five gallery representations.  Phyllis works mainly in collage, usually with a combination of commercial and hand-dyed and painted fabrics, often with additional embellishment.

She is the Studio Art Quilt Associates representative for Hawaii.