News & Press

This is what a very good day looks like to me.

Moments when I am so caught up in what I am doing paint is dripping from my hand.

I like my hands covered in paint. I may grab a paint brush but still like the feel of the object as I paint over an edge with my finger.

I took these pictures this past Friday.  I spent all day in my studio playing with altered books, pain... Read more →

This is what winter looks like at my studio.

Quiet. Sometimes white.  Stark.

I walk through my side door painted in Lucky Orange and take off my mittens and lay them on the heater.

I often sit beside them to warm up.

Once in a while I brin... Read more →

I make art from reclaimed materials.  Everyday.

This common thread is in all of my artwork; reverse glass paintings, hand-scripted words cut out of scrap plastics, flower gardens and clocks (new!) created from salvaged signage, altered books...

Colors and ideas flow effortlessly out of me.

But packaging stopped me cold.  It has to be recycled.  Nothing new and shiny allowed. And reused boxes are worn.  And show it.  But I love them anyway.

I want upcycled but it must be hopeful and pret... Read more →

I have a January birthday. All the Christmas decorations get put away and a month later is another celebration. Love that.

And I really liked this birthday. It was more about moments and time spent together. Less about gifts.

I woke up on my birthday morning in this beachside hotel by the sea in Jupiter, Florida. It was colorful and a bit sleepy.  The kind of place where you take l... Read more →

I alter books and turn them into art  journals.  Sometimes I honor people who I love on the pages.  Sometimes I just honor me and where I am at that very moment through words and art.

Recently I shared this creative process with a gifted high school art class.

They were so open and ready to jump into this concept.

I love that age.  Everything is right on the surface.  All ... Read more →