Seasonally, I find it necessary to take a break from my usual artistic practice to create art purely for enjoyment. Whether it’s inspired by the spring blossoms, fall colors, and the fresh air of spring or by the large, mystical black crows that swoop into our yard to drink from the pond, each season offers…

My artistic practice is a vibrant exploration of social justice, community dynamics, and my deep connection with the natural environment of the Pacific Northwest. Despite the serene beauty around me, I remain keenly aware of the global injustices that persist in our world today. I enjoy working on multiple images simultaneously; my process is a…

“ENVIRONMENTS” is a body of work that I have been creating over the past 2 year. It reflects my reactions to the world around me; whether it be politics, social justice issues, community interactions, and the natural environment that surrounds me, the Pacific Northwest. As I move through the day these “environments” intersect and affect how…

My current body of work reflects my reactions to the world around me – politics, social justice issues, community interactions, or my environment.  We have had our share of difficult years, trying to navigate turbulent political forces and social injustices that continually occur in our society. I have recently moved from an urban environment, Evanston,…

The week that Covid-19 came upon us, our lives changed. People got sick, people began to die, and the world stopped, literally stopped. We began to stay home, teach remotely, wear masks, and started social distancing. The impact of all of this has been enormous. It has been strange, foreign, alarming and uncomfortable, but at…

This body of work reflects the awareness and power of strength in numbers. People have gathered together to express concern for issues that conflict with our communities’ beliefs and rights. There is a sharp sense of wanting to belong and to be proud of who we are, but also the need to embrace our differences…

I participated in the Women’s March in Chicago this past January. I was taken by the number of women who attended the march in their pussy hats, surrounded by family and friends. The streets were a sea of pink. The crowd was a mix of gender, age, and race. Folks were calm, families were playful…

Oxbow has been good to me. This past summer I took a 2 week long paper making class. The first week was all about learning the techniques and skills needed to make paper art. The second week, was like magic! Using my shadows and love for color and textures, I began layering colored paper pulp,…

Two years ago, my family visited Germany to attend a close friend’s wedding. After the wedding, my husband and I visited Frieburg, Germany. The first day we were there, we were walking down the street and our figures cast very elongated shadows on the sidewalk. I raised my camera, took a picture, and knew that…

A few year ago, I spent a week at the School of the Art Institute’s summer facility in Saugatuck, Michigan. I took an intense week-long monoprinting class. I created a series of 12 prints that week, where I was inspired by organic forms in nature and architectural shapes that I photograph on my long walks.…

My camera documents “people” in my travels and in my daily life. I am not necessarily interested in their faces, but their postures, their attitudes, the clothing and colors they choose. Even though these pieces seems different than my more abstract work, my interest remains the same: color, texture, form, and shape, which can be…

These pieces are extensions of all of my other work. The interest in the human form, shapes in our environment, colors, textures, and photographs that I have taken prevail in these pieces. I have a passion for design and love putting all of these elements together to create my works of art! A monoprints and…

Sculptural prints come out of a love for printmaking and making books. I decided to combine these passions, the possibilities seem endless. They make beautiful wall pieces, folding, twisting, and stretching them. Each fold and twist create miniature images, while casting interesting shadows. I don’t know where this will take me, but the journey will…