May 10, 2022
I’m a firm believer in that art need not be a battle to create or find meaning in. After 20 plus years as a self-taught, representational painter, I went back to school in my 40s and got a BFA in studio art, and an MFA in studio art with an emphasis in critical...
May 7, 2022
My studio is my sanctuary where I can get lost for hours working on one project for a while and then moving on to another while listening to music or Audible (highly recommend “Circe” by Madeline Miller). I usually have three very different works in progress at all...
May 5, 2022
Because of the isolation caused by the pandemic, I have reached out to other printmakers across the U.S, in a group hosted by Julie Lapping Rivera through Zea Mays Print Studio in Florence, Mass. It has been very gratifying to share inspiration and techniques with...
May 2, 2022
In my art I manipulate color and texture to explore our individual responses to our collective experience. CLOUDSCAPES express the energy of the sky. My textures eventually exploded off the two-dimensional plane to create my sculpture series, LAND FORMS. I hope to...
May 1, 2022
I took my first pottery class in college in the early 1980’s. I sat at my wheel as my instructor talked me through throwing a cylinder. It was a challenge; my pot was small, misshapen, and had taken me an hour to make. And it was precious to me. He then told me to...
Nov 24, 2018
I have always felt a deep connection with the Earth. My artwork in Ceramics, Glass and Painting most often deals with the connections we share with the Earth and each other. I try to reflect that in my work using true stories of observation and adventurous...