pottery

Pottery is my current focus. My pots like to be held and used...some bring comfort just by holding them in the palm of your hands, or to your cheek. Working with pottery causes me to be centered (or my pots aren't centered) and to be patient. Why patient? I have to wait for things to dry and be fired before I can see them finished. After I make enough pieces to fill my kiln, it takes a day to fire and a day to cool...for both bisque firing and glazing. But as they say, good things come to those who wait.

seeds (in seed "paintings")

These "nature mosaics" are filled with minute detail. They are made with a great assortment of seeds and dried plant materials that I collected in my own garden and along "trails I travel". These seed paintings, in shadow-box frames, represent landscapes, poetic images and designs.

trees

Trees are my favorite motif. I am so appreciative of what they give us... from the air we breathe to beauty in every season. They are a continuing inspiration for me.

This group of images of trees (and leaves) are made with a great variety of materials and techniques.

cloth

Cloth has such beautiful color, designs, and texture. I am inspired to use it in my mixed-media art... sometimes with seeds, beads, beans...and other wonderful materials. I see cloth in the store, and materials in my studio, and wonder: "How will these look together?" Those wonderings lead to creations.

abstracts

Sometimes I like to play with line, texture, color, and materials without a thought of what it means other than beauty.

Giclés

Giclés are museum quality, archival prints. The pieces of art in this group have been made into Giclés and are in limited number editions.

quilts

I like to use cloth in a traditional fashion too...in quilts for beds (adult and baby sized), wall hangings, table cloths and placemats. I usually make my own pattern or make it up as I go.

Both of my grandmothers were quilters and my mother was the first to teach me to sew. This skill of mine is a gift from them.

paper quilts

The first body of work that I felt was show-able was my paper-quilt group. They are small paintings of vibrant color on paper that I sewed together with hand-made papers. I found working this way was less intimidating than working on a large "canvas".

other

This group is of creations that generally don't fit into the other groups. Some of these are of serious work I made to process what was happening in the world.

little souls

One hot summer day without air conditioning, I sat on the floor with my collections of odds and ends and made these little figures. They seemed to have souls, so I gave them names, unique backgrounds, and shadow box frames.

sculptures (and mobiles)

I use metal in welded or wired-together garden art. I make rustic garden furniture or trellises (functional art). I took a glass blowing class (see the nfs page to get an idea of what I made) and I am working on pottery now.

photography

My digital camera is my useful tool for capturing the unique things I see that surprise or interest me. The topics I am drawn to capture are: flowers, butterflies, trees, natural scenes, human creations, and the animal kingdom.

These are available as note cards (quality prints mounted on recycled paper).

collaborations

These are murals or paintings done with children. In general, the subject matter was the child's. The young artists work with me, drawing ideas and painting.

commissions

I was asked to make these creations. Included is the on-going displays that I do for a nearby restaurant.

nfs (not-for-sale)

This is my collection of art that I can't part with. Ideas/commissions have come from sharing these.