Fascinated by process and materials, I have enjoyed working with a variety of mediums through the years, starting with some curious early childhood efforts with chalk, paper mâché, and, well ... sticks.

​These days I work with yarn, paint, and wax -- not necessarily at the same time -- and know that each one meets a need in my psyche for texture, tactility, and movement.

Here is where I have landed.
​For now.

yarn

I love the kineticity of the floor loom in producing textiles in a rhythmic manner. But tapestry speaks to my need to go beyond pattern, and develop image, both representational and abstract - to visualize and express the beauty I internalize from the world around me.

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paint

It has always been about the smearing of color. Whether I am painting walls in my home, combining colors with a palette knife to see what they will become, or filling the canvas with dots and blotches that mystically, magically end up looking like something recognizable, it is about the materials, the journey, and then, maybe, the result....

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wax

Encaustic artists will tell you about the smell ... the aroma of the hot wax, the spontaneity of the process, and the creative surprises along the way. I am no different. 

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